Example sentences of "[verb] in [noun] over a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He added that the electorates of UN member States might be unwilling to see their young men die in Ireland over a sustained period . |
| 2 | It was built in brick over a long period ; the east end dates from the ninth century and the west from the tenth and eleventh while the vaults are mainly twelfth century . |
| 3 | FIREBALL : A cargo-carrying jumbo jet exploded in mid-air over a densely-populated suburb of Amsterdam and smashed into apartment blocks |
| 4 | He was fastidious about his hair , which he grew long and lacquered in place over a balding pate . |
| 5 | He wheeled round , and dimly Merrill registered lean height immaculate in dark blue ; then , at closer range , a taut design of no-nonsense features , dark eyebrows drawn in impatience over a straight , imperious nose . |
| 6 | The good thing about the airlift was that pilots had clear visibility all the way into Tabubil — a rare happening in an area where rain is often measured in feet over a 24-hour period . |
| 7 | To illustrate the problem , and explain why he saw the whole business in gladiatorial terms as a contest resulting in victory over a subdued female Nature , one that became the opposite of what it seemed , docile and yielding instead of cold and repelling , he invoked the example of Shakespeare . |
| 8 | The printed edition would be issued in fascicles over a limited period of time . |