Example sentences of "[n mass] [adj] [prep] [noun] over [art] " in BNC.
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1 | All right , let us talk about yesterday if the hon. Gentleman wants — let us talk about giving more than £1 billion to industry over the next two years to ensure that there is no increase in business rates . |
2 | The centre has been allocated £10 million in funds over the next five years . |
3 | At a World Bank-sponsored meeting in Paris on Oct. 27 leading developed countries and multilateral agencies approved a further $2,200 million in aid over the three years 1990-92 . |
4 | In the meantime the Government plans to spend £6.3 billion on roads over the next three years , with 40 new schemes starting next year . |
5 | He announced that the five northern ( largely Islamic ) states — Sokoto , Bornu , Katsina , Kano and Bauchi — were to be excised from the federation , until the " rightful heir " to the Sultanate of Sokoto was installed [ see p. 36325 for controversy over the appointment in November 1988 of an ally of Babangida as successor to the late Sultan , the spiritual leader of Nigeria 's 60,000,000 Moslems ] . |
6 | $580 million in compensation over a 14-year period . |
7 | GERMANY 'S railway system will need £140 billion of investment over the next eight years and should be privatised to avoid a budgetary ‘ disaster ’ for taxpayers , the head of the rail network Heinz Durr told the government . |
8 | A second survey on the German CASE market , in which 151 organisation were polled , showed that those already using CASE had invested DM 800,000 on average so far and plan to spend a further DM 120,000 on average over the next 12 months . |