Example sentences of "[vb -s] over [art] [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite a worldwide decline in average sperm counts over the past 50 years , those of Finnish men remain roughly twice those of men in other countries , according to Finnish research . |
| 2 | The Kingdom of Nepal is a constitutional monarchy , with executive power vested in the King ( Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Deva ) who presides over a 140-member unicameral legislature , the Rashtriya Panchayat . |
| 3 | FKB , the UK 's largest independent sales promotion company , has over the past 15 months made half a dozen US acquisitions . |
| 4 | With every inhalation and exhalation , air passes over the false vocal cords and makes the rrrrrrr noise of the purr . |
| 5 | Major deals over the past two years have included leasing for the new ethylene cracker ( a type of refinery ) for BP at Grangemouth , at that time thought to be the largest leasing deal in Britain , a £180m long-term facility to North West Water to finance major infrastructure projects , and a £75m deal with Fujitsu Microelectronics to fund investment in semiconductor equipment at its factory at Newton Aycliffe , County Durham . |
| 6 | ‘ I 've built up a dossier on his drug and arms deals over the past few years . |
| 7 | The current US policy toward Cambodia had its roots in the late 1970s when President Carter had set aside concerns over the appalling human rights record while in power of the Khmers Rouges in order to maintain friendly relations with China , the principal patron of the Khmers Rouges . |
| 8 | A wine-breath intellectualism hangs over the sturdy little comedy of the captain who has found his own words for declaring God to be the ground of his being . |
| 9 | As overlooker he has seen the changing face of technology affect looms over the past 47 years . |
| 10 | The workers feel the package is derisory , particularly as they have accepted minimum wage rises over the past few years and Yarrow has at least three years ' work on its books . |
| 11 | Oceanport , New Jersey-based Concurrent Computer Corp says it intends to expand its worldwide sales force by 10% next month : it has strengthened its industry and product marketing and professional services staffs over the past six months . |
| 12 | However , elation at the beauty of the surroundings meant tandooried legs were far from my thoughts , and as we continued to the shapely Sgurr an Lochain , towering as it does over a tiny dark blue lochan , we agreed it could n't get much better . |
| 13 | Indeed , following the street further along to where it runs over the little round-backed bridge , I could see the mist rising from the river , obscuring almost entirely one of the bridge-posts . |