Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb pp] over the [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As such , they are extremely valuable and their accuracy is known to have improved considerably as a result of methodological improvements made over the last few years ( OPCS , 1980 ; Craig and Broad , 1982 ) . |
| 2 | Erm the actual percentage of the ingredients used over the first year erm is about five percent for water , twenty three point six percent for the bottle , I 'll explain that later that 's quite high , the cap is four percent , one percent for the gassing , erm one percent for the case , two point seven percent for labour , four percent for transport , a general overhead would be about seventeen point one percent . |
| 3 | That was the beginning of a series of small books of prayers spread over the next fifty years , which were prayed first and then made available for others who felt the same spiritual need as myself . |
| 4 | After studying the report , which reiterated the multitude of reservations expressed over the last few months and went on to accuse architect Dominique Perrault of having sacrificed functionalism for the sake of aesthetics , President Mitterrand accepted Perrault 's design , making only the most cosmetic of changes to appease the powerful lobby against the building . |
| 5 | The catalogue part of the book is devoted to important paintings sold over the last decade , many of which explain the firm 's reputation today for adventurous taste . |
| 6 | For the truth is that few Bibles produced over the last 370 years have any substantial value , neither have a great many from the period before that . |
| 7 | The unexpected reduction in the number of criminal legal aid orders granted over the last few months means that expenditure will in any event be lower than originally expected . |
| 8 | =23 , p=0.071 , with the number of accidents reported over the last five years . |
| 9 | Decisions made over the next three months seem certain to shape the future of work and play in Britain until well into the next century . |
| 10 | An important element is the development of a database recording all the 100,000 ships built over the last two centuries . |
| 11 | Dismounted , the leaders crossed over the first and second drawbridges on foot , leaving their men to take the horses down a long ramp to barracks-quarters and stabling at harbour level . |
| 12 | He does n't correspond to any of the multiple fictions produced over the last hundred years or so by a long line of social reformers and slum missionaries of what the working class should be . |
| 13 | He has had numerous sporting achievements recognised over the last year . |
| 14 | Nasogastric tube feeding was started but symptoms persisted over the next 24 hours . |
| 15 | His symptoms worsened over the next two days and he returned to the nutritionist . |
| 16 | Air France has reduced costs , with 3,000 job cuts planned over the next two years and the sale of its headquarters . |
| 17 | But a study of the Roman coins accumulated over the last century or so in museums has thrown up consistent differences between northern France and Italy , enabling certain conclusions to be drawn about the currencies of those areas . |
| 18 | The report , which in previous years was called British Lifestyles , shows the trends set over the last ten years and predicts changes in the next decade . |
| 19 | ‘ If you say that capital punishment is a deterrent , how do you explain that 87 per cent of all murderers convicted over the last 10 years thought there still was capital punishment ? ’ |
| 20 | In London , demand for our Home Care services doubled over the last twelve months . |