Example sentences of "not [vb pp] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The need for it has reduced but has not vanished over the past twenty years . |
| 2 | So long as the old couple had not made over the farm , their middle-aged son remained a ‘ boy ’ : ‘ You can be a boy here forever as long as the old fellow is still alive ’ . |
| 3 | It is important to note , however , that contributions are not levied over the entire earnings range . |
| 4 | But water chiefs were still saying we have not got over the drought . |
| 5 | This situation is not recognised over the major inversion centres of the Sole Pit and the Cleveland High because of the insufficient amount of Tertiary subsidence . |
| 6 | The carriage was set to KC throughout , but weaving yarn was not laid over the needles on every row . |
| 7 | The terminal checks with the bank 's computer that the number corresponds with the card , and that the customer has not spent over the limit of £200 that day . |
| 8 | Jack could never remember a breakfast when she had not presided over the cups of tea , the bowls of cornflakes , the slices of grilled bacon and half tomato which was the start to the day every morning except Fridays and in Lent . |
| 9 | Not surprisingly , 68% of owner-directors said that their financial or material rewards had not increased over the past 12 months ; 65% now work over 50 hours a week , 38% have considered disposal over the past year , and over half have injected extra funds . |
| 10 | In brief , social class inequalities in access and use of the health services have remained either unaltered or slightly reduced but they have not increased over the years since the last war . |
| 11 | This is not the result of patients being ‘ switched ’ into a different mental health category since the incidence of other types of illness has not increased over the same period . |
| 12 | It will be easier to establish that the contract was not concluded over the telephone , or that the terms were incorporated into it , if appropriate words are used when taking telephone orders , such as " We will be happy to accept your order subject to our standard terms of supply . |
| 13 | The civil war was not fought over the partition of the island as is popularly believed . |
| 14 | Man 's basic need has not changed over the five centuries that this book covers . |
| 15 | The litany of complaints , in particular the bureaucratic inertia of the various tiers of government , has not changed over the past quarter century ; yet much has been done , both by foreign and Italian committees . |
| 16 | The overall rate of social mobility increased during the period but the chances of working-class youths reaching the top positions have not only been always lower than those of young people of higher socio-economic family backgrounds , but these differences have not changed over the years . |
| 17 | Harry , who lives in Earlstone House , a residential home in Coniscliffe Road , believes cricket has not changed over the years . |