Example sentences of "over the years [pron] have " in BNC.
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| 1 | If they are ill they get good doctors , if there is a divorce … over the years we have worked and experimented to discover new things and remember old ones . |
| 2 | I have found that over the years we have never had a problem with the Michelin tyres and they offer excellent value for money . |
| 3 | Over the years we have been thankful to hear the BBC World Service in Chungking , Kuala Lumpur , Los Angeles , Guyana , Nigeria , Alaska and many other places — and that clear , calm statement of the news spoken with suave detachment in impeccable English has never ceased to satisfy . |
| 4 | ‘ Over the years we have always striven to improve on trolley safety , ’ said spokeswoman Wendy Godfrey . |
| 5 | ‘ the excellent OUP series Resource Books for Teachers … over the years we have learned that anything with the Maley name attached is worthy of serious consideration . |
| 6 | We have always been interviewed simultaneously , which can be advantageous : over the years we have worked out quite a double act . |
| 7 | Over the years we have proved to be an effective and efficient council and I believe you have all contributed greatly to making Lothian such a progressive authority . |
| 8 | Over the years we have many times benefited form the advice and support which the CCPR gives so generously . |
| 9 | We 've tried all sorts of things erm and we 've erm sort of erm included erm Lesley 's Elmore Support Team has come and talked to him and tried to support him as well , so over the years we have done all sorts of things to try and support him , as I have to try and support all sorts of people . |
| 10 | They have provided a wonderful opportunity to get to know dolphins in the wild , and several of the females have given birth over the years they have been frequenting Monkey Mia , thus enabling study of their maternal care and child development . |
| 11 | Over the years they have carved out a powerful position within the town 's antique trade . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The property was bought by the Blandy family in 1884 , and over the years they have farmed the estate and improved the gardens . |
| 14 | Movies are a medium of communication , and over the years they have developed their own language of expression . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Over the years they have significantly enhanced the quality of the education and the facilities available to our students . |
| 17 | Over the years they have come to dominate their geographic market . |
| 18 | Over the years they have been inducted into the Maori nation in New Zealand , a rare honour , have packed soccer stadiums in Uruguay and Chile which make Wembley look like a park pitch and have successfully led the way for numerous reggae bands to grab a slice of the American popular music market . |
| 19 | John Bratby R A A Retrospective , Gray Art Gallery , Clarence Road , Hartlepool ( Until April OVER the years they have been more than just good friends the Gray Art Gallery , in Hartlepool , and John Bratby , founder member of the ‘ Kitchen Sink School ’ , and , since 1971 , a full member of the Royal Academy . |
| 20 | Over the years there have been a number of fatal towplane accidents caused by gliders getting too high and jerking the towplane into a steep dive . |
| 21 | Over the years there have been innumerable accidents and incidents caused by the airbrakes opening in flight . |
| 22 | Over the years there have been a number of relief organists amongst whom are . |
| 23 | Over the years there have been a great number of electronic games concocted for the hobbyist , including one or two cricket games . |
| 24 | Over the years there have been a number of theoretical divisions of purchases into different groups , depending on the importance of the decision to buy . |
| 25 | Over the years there have been many studies of the effects of smoking on gastric secretion . |
| 26 | Over the years there have been many modifications in an attempt to simplify the tendering procedure and improve the difficulties of administration . |
| 27 | Over the years I have had all sorts of lighter weight machines and I have gradually replaced them with either Wadkin or Robinson versions . |
| 28 | Over the years I have been able to spend many hours with individual singers . |
| 29 | Over the years I have observed the changes at first hand , with each new undergraduate intake , and have had to alter my terminology to suit . |
| 30 | OVER the years I have learned to stop wincing at the description of someone having a drink problem . |