Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [verb] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | I understand that that support has averaged £250,000 over the past three years . |
| 2 | But France 's centre-right opposition has cried foul over the reinforcement of the stakes held by state firms in a company controlled by the Socialist government 's urban affairs minister . |
| 3 | The scientists estimate that nearly two-thirds of the African continent has become drier over the past 60 years . |
| 4 | Using this analogy , the sonnet looks to gain power over a youth 's beauty by arguing that showy flowers merely fade but true scented roses in their death are distilled into perfume which become , paradoxically , their sweetest moment as roses : |
| 5 | And , seeing as we 've skipped the Atlantic , let's see some of the Seattle bands making waves over here … |
| 6 | Including them as elements of the rule serves to create uncertainty over its application . |
| 7 | The Wildlife and Countryside Act has fuelled controversy over the kinds and quantities of species and habitats to be protected and conserved , and the best means to achieve this . |
| 8 | A SURVEY of the tourism industry in the East Midlands has highlighted concern over the Uniform Business Rate ( UBR ) . |
| 9 | No one group has established control over the country . |
| 10 | Voluntary landscape agreements have not saved acres of hedgerows , heath or woodland and even those trees that remain in lowland England are an ageing population because insufficient planting has taken place over the past thirty years . |
| 11 | when th they 're in a public park , as these are I think public safety has to take priority over the wildlife consideration . |
| 12 | Floyd Patterson has expressed dismay over the current treatment . |
| 13 | Traditionally MAFF has stood guard over the richest and the poorest land to retain its agricultural potential . |
| 14 | The group plans to invest $150m over the period of the programme . |
| 15 | The group plans to invest $150m over the period of the programme . |
| 16 | And you can be confident that no hairy-nosed wombat has lost sleep over the fact that its species got only one vote . |
| 17 | This seems quaint , but at least one scholar has expressed confusion over whether this Mira is a real person . |
| 18 | Development has taken place over many years , with ICI and Courtaulds working closely with Dornier . |
| 19 | The differing motives of collectors suggests that for some viewers content does takes precedence over form , and vice versa . |
| 20 | my Lord another factual situation which I 'll simply referred to is the er on going debate in European commission or cases relating to up stream fuel , er , where there 's very little trade , erm for technical reasons because of the isolation of the United Kingdom , however the commission has searched jurisdiction over restricted competition in the market because the fuels have a direct impact upon product , erm from production costs , product down stream of which there is trade |
| 21 | The French Atomic Energy Commission has reawakened concerns over plutonium contamination at a former nuclear dump near Paris , by admitting that radioactivity at the site is more widespread than previously thought . |
| 22 | According to Tory thinking , a successful economic miracle has taken place over the last six years . |
| 23 | A recent accident in Sweden when a runaway tram killed 11 people has heightened concern over safety but Manchester 's LRTs have five separate braking systems and the steepest gradient they face is a 1-in-20 up Balloon Street . |
| 24 | Gough plans to use brain over brawn |
| 25 | In the UK , since 1979 , central government has tightened control over local authority spending . |
| 26 | Although Her Majesty 's Railway Inspectorate has expressed concern over driver 's behaviour at automatic barriers , it believes they offer the best blend of safety and cost efficiency . |
| 27 | ‘ Peter keeps uttering things over the years saying copyright has been given to him , that there was a letter , a document , but they 've never been produced . ’ |
| 28 | It 's an unfortunate state of affairs , but I do n't think anybody in this country has got control over it . ’ |
| 29 | In the UK , for example , there is evidence that the local authority council house system has reduced mobility over long distances for those who seek housing in this sector ( Hughes and McCormick 1981 ) . |
| 30 | From medieval times until the present century Saltash has held jurisdiction over these waters . |