Example sentences of "[Wh det] [vb -s] [vb pp] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of the controversy which has raged over the issue of AID ( Artificial Insemination by Donor ) revolves around this issue . |
| 2 | The forthcoming work will aim to remove the layer of dirt which has accumulated over the last thirty years not surprisingly , since the church is located in one of the most polluted parts of Florence . |
| 3 | The Barcelona festival is the most enjoyable , experimental stop on what Gibson jokingly calls the ‘ virtual rubber chicken circuit ’ , a global network of theoretical conferences , trade fairs and arty think tanks which has developed over the last two years to tap the millennial fascination with virtual reality . |
| 4 | Priddle and Heywood ( 1980 ) regard antarctic lakes as forming an evolutionary series which has developed over the period of about 20 000 years since the ice-sheet was maximal ; this is in any case a convenient way of describing them . |
| 5 | In Thailand , for example , there is practised an ancient art of war which has developed over the centuries into a highly exciting spectator sport . |
| 6 | Dealing with drivers at this tender age obviously sparked an interest in transport which has developed over the years . |
| 7 | The picture which has emerged over the last five or six years it is very different than the one painted above . |
| 8 | In spite of the claims of the success of the Thatcher years , Mr Lang will emphasise the need for Scotland to fill that critical gap which has emerged over the last 13 years . |
| 9 | Opening a debate on the Common Agricultural Policy he said : ‘ The uncertainty which has hung over the farming industry has been lessened by the … |
| 10 | My legs are shaded by the dust which has gathered over the past few days , so that the contrast is like a Coppertone ad , with the puppy pulling a little girl 's knickers off . |
| 11 | My hon. Friend underlines the confusion which has reigned over the project , certainly during the past decade and probably for some time before that . |
| 12 | Brightreason will now have 20 per cent of the booming pizza market , which has doubled over the last eight years . |
| 13 | Of one thing I am certain : I am sure we all agree that what has emerged over the last two years has exceeded our expectations . |
| 14 | Instead , I shall draw on some of what has evolved over the last half century as ‘ curriculum theory ’ in education to try to suggest some frameworks and perspectives for analysing the wealth of detail which the system displays . |
| 15 | What has happened over the course of this century has been an improvement in people 's states of fitness at particular ages so that whereas at the beginning of the century people in their sixties were regarded as being old , it is clear that people who survive into their sixties are now mainly , as is described below , generally quite fit . |
| 16 | First , if the hon. Gentleman considers what has happened over the past two years , to the basic retirement pension , quite apart from income support premiums , he will find that they have risen by 15 per cent . |
| 17 | And through this kind of general interest in history , which is not started in academic circles , but elsewhere , and through the interests of adult education works and working groups of various kinds in history , and through some of the best history taught in schools , we 've really broadened our notions of , of , of what history is , and one of the most lively recent developments has been erm the idea of history workshops , where people themselves recall erm what has happened over the course of their own lifetimes , using oral history , tape recorders , and things of that kind . |
| 18 | Special circumstances are required to justify the er proposing the new settlement through the local plan structure planning process , and I believe that is exactly what has occurred over the last five years , and if I could just quickly run through paragraph thirty three of P P G three , and the your invitation for us to comment on the criteria set out there , first of all the first element , the ex the alternative must be erm seen to be a less satisfactory method of providing land for the new housing that is needed , that is the essence of what has occurred in the process which the County Council has undertaken over the last couple of years , all of the policy options available have been examined in great detail , have been subject to public consultation , public participation , d I believe clear view was that there were erm constraints operating on York which meant that not all of that additional development accommodated in the adjacent to the existing er York city villages surrounding York . |
| 19 | But now , really what 's happened over the past two years is though , is that much of the rest of the country has recovered that gap , and we 're back to more normal patterns now . |