Example sentences of "over a [adj] [noun] [prep] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Local authorities had the power to build houses for sale and to sell houses originally built for renting before 1980 , but the proportion of dwellings sold was relatively slight until the Conservative government of 1970–4 presided over a substantial upsurge in sales . |
| 2 | It is found over a wide range of species , from butterflies and wasps to sea snakes and skunks . |
| 3 | What we 've done tonight , is spread that amount of money over a tremendous number of people tonight |
| 4 | Mr Jones , of Herbert Jennings Avenue , Wrexham , appeared at the town 's magistrates ' court last month over a disputed demand for £60.26 allegedly owed in respect of his 1992–93 community charge . |
| 5 | Both market research and government survey units use consumer panels of housewives for budget enquiries , finding out what the housewife spends on what over a given period by means of a diary of spending . |