Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb -s] [vb pp] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | People know there is no tourism policy , and the number of personnel has doubled over the last years , but are we getting better services ? |
| 2 | The Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators says that demand for good qualified chartered secretaries has rocketed over the last three to four years . |
| 3 | The birth rate in developed countries has slowed over the past decade , according to the US Demographic and Health Surveys ( DHS ) project , a huge study encompassing 25 developing countries and funded by the Agency for International Development . |
| 4 | The most important of these controversies has arisen over the theological nature of the established state church , and in particular over the prevalence and popularity of the doctrine of predestination — the belief that humankind is divided into immutable groups of the saved and the damned , and that an individual 's salvation depends not on his or her actions while on earth , but rather on a predetermined and arbitrary decision by God ( see Chapter 2 ) . |
| 5 | I look to the day when the , to see what the tabloids make , when one of these individuals gets clobbered over the head er , in carrying out their duties . |
| 6 | This state of affairs has altered over the last 12 months or so , with some excellent ‘ edutainment ’ products being released — like Broderbunds Kid Pix and Treehouse , and the high quality software from other US companies such as The Learning Company , Davidson and Sierra . |
| 7 | Long-term unemployment among the over-50s has halved over the past four years . |
| 8 | The nature of bonfire materials has changed over the years . |
| 9 | Unlike most manufactured goods , however , the real price of most services has increased over the last few decades . |
| 10 | A further possibility is that either the prestige or the style of the journals has altered over the study period , thus encouraging submission ( or acceptance ) of larger studies . |
| 11 | The number of companies mentioning environmental issues in their annual reports has doubled over the last year to around 18 per cent of the total . |
| 12 | One of the reasons why the range of special paints has diminished over the last few years is that ordinary paints and primers are so good . |