Example sentences of "[noun] over the [adj] 12 years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Is the Secretary of State aware that millions of people have been hit by the actions of his Department over the past 12 years ? |
| 2 | A French Basque , Henri Parot , arrested at a routine roadblock outside Seville on April 2 with 300 kg of explosives in his car , admitted that he was the leader of the " itinerant commando " of the Basque separatist organization ETA which had killed at least 33 people in Spain over the past 12 years , including Gen. Victor Lago Roman in Madrid in 1982 [ see p. 32803 ] and the Madrid prosecutor Carmen Tagle on Sept. 12 , 1989 . |
| 3 | Councils have had an enormous amount of money through their hands , and have spent it in an equally enormous number of areas over the past 12 years . |
| 4 | Will my right hon. Friend consider rearranging next week 's business to enable us to have an urgent debate on industrial relations , bearing in mind that our reforms over the past 12 years have brought industrial relations to a new level of success ? |
| 5 | I believe that the Government can be proud of their record on benefits for disabled people over the past 12 years . |
| 6 | Of course , that has been the case over the past 12 years — the record is remarkable . |
| 7 | Their latest , a prototype 80-to 100-seater called Asuka , has devoured ¥38 billion ( $210m ) of taxpayers ' money over the past 12 years . |
| 8 | Is it that they will not be bothered by maximum working hours or minimum wages , or is it just that the trade union movement in this country has been crippled by repressive legislation over the past 12 years ? |
| 9 | The truth is that it is this party and this Government who have consistently sought to defend employees and trade union members over the past 12 years , and that is what the country will bear in mind when we come to the general election . |