Example sentences of "of [pron] [noun sg] [noun sg] over [art] " in BNC.

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1 Patients kept a detailed record of their food consumption over a three day period before their first follow up appointment in the maintenance phase of the study and also described their normal physical activity .
2 The estimated cost of its building maintenance over the coming decade is £10 million .
3 ICI says that three out of 10 of its graduate intake over the past three years ( a total of about 300 ) have been female .
4 Pacific Telesis Group Inc expects to report a net loss for full year 1993 after estimated charges of $2,000m related to accounting changes and other restructuring and disposition reserves : the accounting change on future retiree health benefits will reduce first quarter pre-tax profit by $2,600m and first quarter net by $1,600m , and an accounting change on post-employment benefits , such as long-term disability and workers ' compensation , will reduce first quarter net by $151m ; it will also establish reserves that will lower net profit by about $260m — some $210m of this is related to the recent decision to dispose of its property portfolio over the next three to five years , the balance to withdrawal from or restructuring of cable and equipment businesses , and costs following spin-off of the cellular operation ; its Pacific Bell subsidiary will recognise employee benefits liability over 20 years , consistent with a decision by the California Public Utilities Commission .
5 His lips parted a little , and she rubbed the pad of her index finger over the edge of his bottom teeth .
6 He hung to the rail and let the top part of his body curl over the banister and his dangling head could catch the full undistracted view of the dark , clear mass , seething below .
7 One of the major features of the growth of our education system over the last thirty-five years has been the enormous increase in provision of higher education .
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