Example sentences of "[conj] [adj] over a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , it is desirable that they should meet and get to know each other for a day or two over a safe fence ( possibly a mesh that a horse ca n't kick a leg through ) before they are put in with each other . |
| 2 | If stable over a longer period , the presence or absence of trimer structures at certain positions on a surface could act as bits of digital data . |
| 3 | So they will need to look for a company that is reliable and responsible over a long term , and offers a variety of ancillary services . ’ |
| 4 | BBC1 have got children 's TV presenter Phillip Schofield , soon to rejoin the cast of the stage show Joseph and The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat , to introduce clips from programmes between 1962 and 1987 over a 12-week run , starting on Monday . |
| 5 | He would turn up at the Gloucester and Cheltenham festivals , eager to discuss writing projects and agonising over a contracting market . |
| 6 | An alternative is the coefficient of colligation ( Yule statistic ) , which is mathematically similar to κ but stable over a wider range of base rates . |
| 7 | This is of importance as long as those over a certain age , as well as those under another , are regarded as economically and socially dependent on the rest of the population . |