Example sentences of "[noun] be [vb pp] over a [num] " in BNC.

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1 The data were collected over a 22 year period during which the frequency of diagnosis of endometriosis increased dramatically , with , for example , the reported incidence at time of laparoscopic sterilisation rising from <5% to 18% .
2 Following his death in January 1970 , an estate auction was held over a three day period the following September .
3 Their combined list size was 250739 and from this population a total of 897 attacks was reported over a three month period .
4 Twelve consecutive patients were studied over a one year period .
5 Clover variety Siwan was measured over a twenty-four hour period and showed a slight growth trend with a large ( over 30% ) roughly periodic variation , see Figure .
6 Volunteers were enrolled over a nine month period .
7 The 1991 Energy Challenge was run over a 370 kilometre course in New South Wales , and the winners were those who completed the course with the least polluting emissions , calculated on the basis of their performance against a " greenhouse gas index " , without holding up other traffic .
8 Individual faecal excretions were collected over a 4 day period after injection of the labelled cells , with particular care being taken not to contaminate the faecal samples with urine .
9 Individual faecal excretions were collected over a four day period in 500 ml polythene clip top containers .
10 This reading skills course was developed over a four year period at the Faculty of Political Science in Bologna , Italy .
11 Until now , the Authority has been prevented from taking action because of a Water Act requirement that samples be collected over a 12 month period .
12 The association between Cryptosporidium , chronic diarrhoea and a proximal small intestinal mucosal enteropathy was reviewed over a six and a half year period .
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