Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun sg] over a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | WAQAR YOUNIS 'S county Surrey have been fined £1,000 for repeated ball-tampering over a three-year period . |
| 2 | The so-called ‘ disparity ’ is simply that pollen primarily provides an integrated record of regional vegetation over a large area , whereas macrofossils reflect strictly local patterns . |
| 3 | Glazing is the laying of transparent colour over a dry under layer to create special and/or colour effects . |
| 4 | It arises from a combination of factors e.g. dampness and absence of adequate ventilation over a significant period of time . |
| 5 | As it must be swallowed , the layer is not too thick , which may account for the common occurrence of relatively thin layers of nutritious material over a single seed or a few seeds in a fruit . |
| 6 | In the succeeding months it became plain that the determination of American leaders to play the key role in shaping the new world order was to clash with the equally determined insistence of the Russians that their interests were of paramount importance over a large part of the globe . |
| 7 | But they were not in Great Britain in 1984 , and adjacent areas with similar relatively isolated mining communities ( notably Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire ) differed very substantially not only in their support for the strike call but also in their level of industrial militancy over a substantial period of time . |
| 8 | The GAO report cites the instance of one storage tank which it estimated had leaked between 50,000 and 800,000 gallons of radioactive water over a ten-year period up to 1978 , against the operators ' reporting of 5,000 gallons . |
| 9 | Day after day , she did what was expected of her and there was so little fire left in her that , when Mr Landor emptied a jug of red wine over a white damask tablecloth and kicked in her direction a cushion which split and sent feathers flying everywhere , she said not a word . |
| 10 | Although Kraemer and Roberts ( 1984 ) were able to demonstrate an apparent loss of latent inhibition over a long retention interval using chocolate milk as the CS , no effect was apparent when saccharin was used . |
| 11 | Light : Requires plenty of bright light over a longer period than is required by most other plants . |
| 12 | The BMC 's ability to negotiate access agreements for the whole climbing community and to enforce their controversial bolting policy has been thrown into stark relief over a small and obscure gritstone crag in the Derbyshire Peak . |
| 13 | There was considerable vaginal dilation ; in my view , only consistent with full penetration over a long period . |
| 14 | We sometimes surprise ourselves as well as our near and dear ones by suddenly exploding into unreasonable anger over a trifling offence which just happens to be the last straw that breaks the camel 's back . |
| 15 | ‘ Look here : that was in broad daylight over a single strand of wire , not under fire from any machine guns , and with no patrolling goon with a gun to meet us on the other side . |
| 16 | According to government estimates , the Soufriere geothermal project could potentially provide electricity for around a quarter of the island 's population and saved about US$250 million in foreign exchange over a 30-year period . |
| 17 | It 's difficult to be sure , but I 'd say he 'd been put in the water immediately after death and that he 's been tossed about in shallow water over a rocky bottom ever since . |
| 18 | We therefore laid our plans and moved out in good order over a long period of time . |
| 19 | The majority of the work shown was very recent , but several of the pieces date back as much as 10 years revealing her fascination with the themes from classical mythology over a long period . |
| 20 | We recognise that to add value through successful exploration over a sustained period will require a continuing supply of quality new venture opportunities . |
| 21 | Just a room for occasional use over a few months , cash in advance of course , sorry no baby-sitting . |
| 22 | But it is encapsulated in the phrase that she was subjected to sadistic behaviour over a lengthy period of time which she accepted because she was in love with him . |
| 23 | This was no easy task as the Lincoln would be flying at low level over a featureless jungle and the bomb aimer had to be quick in identifying each datum point on the route into and out of the target point . |
| 24 | The rabbits , having been bolted , will be moving at reasonable speed over a short distance . |
| 25 | At the De Belvings ' , she 'd levelled smouldering , smoky gazes at young Lorimer over a black feather fan , until he obeyed her wordless summons and approached her . |
| 26 | Moreover , industrial structure is not something which can be resolved merely by general debate over a general checklist of factors . |
| 27 | After a 10 minute period , a third blood sample was taken and 200 ml of the air or respective test solution was introduced into the colon by steady infusion over a 10 minute period ( 20 ml/min ) . |
| 28 | A dose of 0.05 µg/kg body weight of ceruletide ( Farmitalia Carlo Erba Ltd , St Albans , UK ) in 10 ml saline was then given by intravenous injection over a 10 minute period . |