Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] [prep] [noun] [adj] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Government have cut unemployment benefit 11 times since 1979 , making a cumulative ’ saving ’ — if I may use that word — at the expense of the unemployed , of £5 billion to £6 billion over the past decade . |
| 2 | On the Pacific Northwest coast of America , Palmer ( 1983 ) showed that N. canaliculata , N. emarginata and ( to a lesser extent ) H. lamellosa favour small Semibalanus cariosus over Balanus glandula over Mytilus edulis over Chthamalus dallii . |
| 3 | Those on investments in OPEC increased from $2.6 billion to $6.1 billion over the same period . |
| 4 | On the Pacific Northwest coast of America , Palmer ( 1983 ) showed that N. canaliculata , N. emarginata and ( to a lesser extent ) H. lamellosa favour small Semibalanus cariosus over Balanus glandula over Mytilus edulis over Chthamalus dallii . |
| 5 | Funds under management rose from £25 billion to £31 billion over the year . |
| 6 | The Company is dedicated to achieving growth of at least 20 per cent a year in profits and earnings and this has seen its capitalisation soar from around £100 million to £1,450 million over the past 10 years . |