Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] in [noun pl] over the " in BNC.

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1 With our Association growing in numbers over the years , to what seems to be a plateau of about 1200 members , the collective voice has been heard , especially since some of those members are Community , District and Borough Councils ; as well as various clubs and businesses .
2 An amputee , she could not yet accustom herself to what was lost and gone , lost as her parents scattered in fragments over the Nevada desert .
3 Conti , of Hampstead , north London , was speaking at the unveiling of the BBC 's £27 million package of films , comedy and drama to pull in viewers over the festive period .
4 In previous studies no clearly identifiable risk factors for colorectal cancer have been found except age ( 94% of new colorectal carcinoma occurs in patients over the age of 50 years ) , and family history .
5 We had shrimps for tea , watercress , celery stacked in a glass jug , fishpaste sandwiches , flan made from the blackberries hanging in thickets over the back garden fence from the wild common beyond .
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