Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] over a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We broke up over a personal misunderstanding . |
| 2 | They went on over a long period and affected many children who had been entrusted to the defendants for care and help . |
| 3 | The arrival of Islam and the Arabic language was to mark another of the great turning points in the history of Egypt , and their absorption by Egyptian society went on over a long period , being generally a peaceful and incremental process . |
| 4 | We looked out over a bare open landscape , its thin grass patched with sandy stretches . |
| 5 | At the back there is a horizontal belt sleeve which allows it to be attached to a belt up to 70mm wide and there is also a vertical sleeve 50mm wide which permits it to be worn on its side or slid down over a vertical post for use as a permanent fixture at a centre or clubhouse . |