Example sentences of "[noun sg] over [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | We divided the chicks into four groups and spread the experiment over two days . |
| 2 | Survivors were contacted by telephone over two days in January 1992 . |
| 3 | The profit of 625 has therefore been made with capital of 7500 , a return over 20 days of 8.33 per cent , and an effective return ( re ) of . |
| 4 | Rev Kevin Engel , vice-chairperson of WACC 's Asian Regional Association ( WACC-AR ) , was the main speaker at the seminar which took place at the East Asia Pastoral Institute over three days . |
| 5 | It was debated no fewer than five times on the Floor of the House and was given long and detailed scrutiny by a Select Committee over 26 days . |
| 6 | The three person team was the first to cover 30 miles of rough terrain over two days . |
| 7 | A vineyard needs at least 400–500 millimetres of water per year : in Champagne the vines receive an annual average of 662 millimetres of rain over 176 days . |
| 8 | MIPCOM takes place over five days — — though not being exhibitors with all the setting-up and taking-down of displays ( video-screens , logos , stylish furniture , programme brochures , all de rigueur ) — we opted for just three days . |
| 9 | Polling took place over two days . |
| 10 | The Festival will take place over 3 days on both river and lake venues . |
| 11 | Voice of the Broad Masses of Eritrea radio announced from Asmara on Nov. 4 that a planned referendum on independence for the northern Ethiopian province of Eritrea would take place over three days from April 23 to 25 , 1993 [ see pp. 38855 ; 39085 ] . |
| 12 | If parents are to be given a reasonable amount of time to talk with the teacher and some choice in the timing of the appointment then it may be best to spread the event over two days . |
| 13 | The competition was not just humbling for Joe but also exhausting : ‘ We were playing non stop bridge for 11 hours per day over four days . |
| 14 | Er forty a day over ten days . |
| 15 | In a larger study assessing endurance over nine days under different levels of sleep loss , the APRE reported that with no sleep at all soldiers could only operate effectively for four days , while with I.5 hours ' sleep a day 50 per cent of a platoon lasted nine days in the field , and nearly all of a platoon allowed 3 hours sleep completed the nine-day exercise . |
| 16 | For example , a staff nurse 's post in an operating theatre may be filled by one nurse working 22½ hours per week over three days and another 15 hours per week on the other two operating days . |
| 17 | The Franco-American association Friends of Old French Houses , founded ten years ago , will celebrate its anniversary in style over two days ( 24 to 26 October ) at the château de Versailles . |
| 18 | The firm over three days of trading advised clients to sell shares in the company . |
| 19 | A second-round possible clash against Thai James Wattana on the road to the 35-frame final spread over two days , and worth £150,000 , could be a pitfall . ’ |
| 20 | The Select Committee , under the expert chairmanship of my hon. Friend the Member for Tatton ( Mr. Hamilton ) , considered the proposals in detail over 53 days . |
| 21 | For all sickness over 4 days ( including Saturday/Sunday ) telephone Denise , Salaries & Wages . |