Example sentences of "[noun pl] in a [adj] [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The French gunners opened fire again , this time using short-barrelled howitzers that fired shells in a high arc over the heads of their own columns , and which exploded in small dirty gouts of flame and smoke . |
| 2 | Yorkshire proceeded to squander the final two doubles in a 6–3 win over the previously unbeaten Essex , and Hampshire went back on court needing to win all three doubles matches to secure the necessary 8–1 margin over Middlesex . |
| 3 | Elicitation procedures make it possible to examine a very broad spectrum of linguistic abilities in a systematic manner over a relatively short period of time . |
| 4 | Episcopalians in a moral dilemma over the appointment of woman priests . |
| 5 | BRIDGEND helped to raise more than £2,000 for charity on their recent trip to Ireland — and thoroughly enjoyed themselves as they scored 13 tries in a 64–15 win over a Wexford President 's XV . |
| 6 | The latter form is becoming extremely popular these days , a recent event witnessing the first 100 plus participants in a sponsored abseil over Malham Cove . |
| 7 | EUROPE 'S top trade negotiator stepped down last night , as the Americans raised the stakes in a bitter wrangle over imports . |
| 8 | In particular Ramsey helped the Anglo-Catholic members of the Conference to take a more friendly attitude to the South India Church , which united a Church with bishops to Churches without bishops in a unified structure over a period of years . |
| 9 | Our experience , even in the Church of England , is that it is not a foolhardy thing to plan to double the numbers in a local church over a period of two or three years . |
| 10 | In conclusion , this study shows an absolute increase in the incidence of proximal gastric tumours in a defined population over a 20 year period . |
| 11 | Playing for the New Zealand Barbarians in a 23–13 win over a strong Public School Wanderers side , Botha ended a superb personal display in soaking conditions with his shorts as pristine white as when he had started the game , during which he had given a cultured demonstration of the arts of reading the game and tactical kicking . |