Example sentences of "[been] [noun pl] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had been disagreements over the timetable : France thought the transitional period was too short , while others wanted even faster movement . |
| 2 | There have been snags over the asking price of £1million , a record for a goalkeeper . |
| 3 | For many years there have been worries over the increasing monopolisation of British industry , as evidenced by increased levels of both aggregate and market concentration , and for which there is little doubt that merger activity has , at times , been a major causal factor ( see e.g. HMSO 1978 , Hughes 1989 ) . |
| 4 | Bassett adds : ‘ There have been opportunities over the past couple of years where clubs have shown an interest in me . |
| 5 | Within three months , the epidemic strain was cultured from 3 other patients ( M30 , M32 , and M34 ) who had been inpatients over the Christmas period , and had had close contact with patients M8 and M10 . |
| 6 | But there have been disappointments over the years when in the heat of excitement he seemed unable to control an over-inflammable Slavonic temperament . |
| 7 | The Library 's budget is very tight this year , and there have already been questions over whether the Library should be carrying the cost of the large number of pesticide-related publications we currently take . |
| 8 | The law gives dividing lines , but there have been changes over time . |
| 9 | Finally , there have been changes over time in the rates of divorce and marriage , although the significance of these for patterns of kin relations may be not so obvious as it first appears . |
| 10 | Thus there have been changes over time in patterns of support between generations , but these are not necessarily a result of individuals ' changing beliefs and values about family responsibilities . |
| 11 | Whereas there have been arguments over the economic consequences of overseas war in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries , there is no disagreement that renewed English intervention in Europe in the sixteenth was massively expensive to the nation . |
| 12 | There have been instances over the years of a child who shows signs of an advanced ability in a particular direction . |
| 13 | There have been rows over cattle-grazing and other encroachment . |
| 14 | Most importantly , there have been fluctuations over time in the actual existence of kin who might provide such support for each other . |
| 15 | Wall 's ( 1986 ) evidence suggests that there have been fluctuations over time in patterns of who actually shares households , but that these have not been in a single direction . |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , there have been occasions over the past four years when my morale has been very low , ’ he told The Bookseller this week . |
| 17 | There have been occasions over the past 30 years when the attendance in this House for my speeches has not been quite as large as it is today . |