Example sentences of "[adv] over a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Gwynedd the argument was only over a few hundred dwellings . |
| 2 | Then you can simply release your grip and back slowly away over a few paces . |
| 3 | I mean you can look back like , just over a few years , |
| 4 | Bank overdraft Flexible borrowing up to a certain ceiling for people with bank accounts , usually without security , and paid off over a few months , but can be extended over several years ; interest , calculated each day on how much the account is overdrawn that day , fluctuates in line with bank base rates ( usually about two per cent higher ) . |
| 5 | Alcoholism may progress quickly over a few years but commonly progresses over twenty years or even more from first intoxication until terminal chronic disease . |
| 6 | That sort of partnership can not be built up over a few years , it has to be through a long term commitment by both parties . ’ |
| 7 | a crazy pie in the sky idea dreamt up over a few beers finally became a reality today and a new world record . |
| 8 | But , in Britain as in much of Europe , soils change markedly over a few miles or tens of miles , so targets must be set to protect the most sensitive soils , such as those based on sand or overlying hard , naturally ‘ base-poor ’ rocks . |