Example sentences of "have grown [adv prt] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The next generation which has grown up over here and understands what their children have to go through will handle them much , much better , ’ Cecil Williams speculated . |
| 2 | The magnificent palace of Diocletian at Split , which inspired Robert Adam , the English designer of the eighteenth century , and also influenced the contemporary Georgian styles , still forms the outer shell , a square mile in area , which surrounds the vibrant city which has grown up over the centuries within and around its protective walls . |
| 3 | At least GEC 's real dividend has grown by over 10% a year since 1978 . |
| 4 | The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ( RSPB ) , with a more than three quarters of a million members , has grown by over 40 per cent since the end of last year . |
| 5 | Jesus chucked out the rubbish from the temple and swept away some of the traditions that had grown up over the years , insisting that his house become again a house of prayer for all nations . |
| 6 | Most , but not all , of the islanders retreated to the mainland , returning five months later to discover that their island had grown by over a square mile and that nearly half the town had been destroyed . |
| 7 | It 's grown up over the years erm in fact I do n't think it counts as much , nearly as much now , as it used to . |