Example sentences of "[was/were] [prep] be [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the agreement , government and parastatal loans were to be repaid over a 20-year period with a three-year grace period , while commercial debts would become payable over 15 years with an eight-year grace period . |
| 2 | As stated above , the samples of dementia sufferers were to be generated over a period of one year ( 1 April 1984–31 March 1985 ) ; and the development officers were to continue to provide their service for one further year ( until 31 March 1986 ) though no further sample members ( project clients in the case of the action sample ) were to be generated during the second year . |
| 3 | Although Sugar 's war was now over , the sound of her engines were to be heard over Europe on many more occasions over the next few weeks . |
| 4 | Cattle required good quality pasture and plentiful hay if they were to be kept over the winter , which they generally were . |
| 5 | All Church properties such as schools , hospitals and cultural establishments , converted into state property by the communist regime , were to be returned over a period of 10 years . |
| 6 | The work was to be completed over the whole country in fifteen years . |
| 7 | Finally , the programme approach was to be extended over the whole Fund , with National Programmes of Community Interest , Community Programmes and Integrated Development Programmes , so that at least 20 per cent of the budget would be directed towards programme expenditure . |
| 8 | The airport was to be built over the sea , partly on piles and partly on reclaimed land off Taipa Island , which was itself to be the subject of major development . |
| 9 | But Mrs Rundle , the mother-hen , was looking for a new post and the house was to be sold over their heads , and the furniture , too . |
| 10 | Broadly speaking , transformation into a common market was to be spread over a period of between 12 and 15 years , with a stepwise progression through stages of four years each . |
| 11 | The run-down was to be stretched over a longer period and the agreed strength raised from Sandys ’ proposed 45,000 to 55,000 . |
| 12 | This sum was to be financed over the 15-month period to the extent of 7.14 per cent from the general budget , 53.7 per cent from non-repayable aid , and the balance of 39.16 per cent from borrowing . |
| 13 | Under the deal , the implementing contract for which was to be negotiated over the following 12 months , enriched uranium reportedly totalling 500 tonnes would be sold by Russia for hard currency needed to complete urgent repairs to its nuclear power plants . |
| 14 | Furthermore , there were other reasons why a general dictionary was to be preferred over the domain-specific dictionaries . |
| 15 | It was to be broadcast over the national network every Saturday . |