Example sentences of "over the years they have [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Over the years they had become friends of the family and had been granted privileges — one of which was limited entry to the Domain . |
| 2 | Over the years they had attended the same victuallers ' functions , and on every occasion Harcourt had kept very much to his own table . |
| 3 | Over the years they had worked well and closely together until the political situation in Russia underwent the first dramatic changes . |
| 4 | No they they 've over the years they 've got some very fucking good write ups . |
| 5 | Well , not really but they have been disillusioned over the years they 've promised so much and then they 've never seemed seemed to get anywhere but I think , I honestly think they would , people would get behind them , if they could see they were going somewhere I mean like this season they seem to have fallen away yet again . |
| 6 | Movies are a medium of communication , and over the years they have developed their own language of expression . |
| 7 | Over the years they have carved out a powerful position within the town 's antique trade . |
| 8 | I do n't think the theatre 's ever been endowed with a great deal of fundings but one or two companies in the town that have been prepared to fund obviously the one that strikes me is Gilbey 's cos the Gilbey bar I mean that was funded and like they 've been over the years they have given money even fact as a sad note cos Gilbey 's have actually demised now erm General Portfolio have actually taken on the role in Harlow of funding many things if you actually look all most things that have sponsored until recently have been sponsored by General Portfolio so they 've been to the fore in er fundering funding . |
| 9 | The property was bought by the Blandy family in 1884 , and over the years they have farmed the estate and improved the gardens . |
| 10 | Apart from their resident populations , over the years they have served as a ‘ dumping ground ’ for people forcibly removed by the South African government from ‘ white ’ areas . |
| 11 | Over the years they have come to dominate their geographic market . |