Example sentences of "over a [adj -er] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , kids compare the stats on dogs like Scion , whose total seizure value to date is over $91 million , or Sinbad , who once turned over a camper van on the Mexican border and sniffed out 400 pounds of cocaine . |
| 2 | As a result , the new temple was built to a single co-ordinated design , and the site levelled and terraced to allow it to extend over a wider area of the hill summit . |
| 3 | Fears of an energy shortfall will lend new weight to calls by PowerGen , the smaller of the two Central Electricity Generating Boards , to take over a bigger share of the power market . |
| 4 | While car makers demand lower prices , they want suppliers to take over a bigger share of production and become more involved in the design and development of parts . |
| 5 | Then Uncle Fred moved to take over a bigger camp for displaced persons at Bideford . |
| 6 | At first , Merrill paid scant attention to their conversation , but her interest was caught when he and Luke began speaking of environmental issues , rain forests , renewable sources of timber , and the possibility of turning over a greater part of their production to make more use of softwood . |
| 7 | The Princess Elizabeth for 32 school crews is unchanged , but the Special Race for Schools , started over a shorter course for those involved in exams , will not be held . |
| 8 | Balfourier 's ‘ Iron ’ XX Corps had now reached the front in its entirety ; two further corps were on their way , and a third standing by ; Haig , with rather ill grace , had agreed to take over a further sector of the line from the French , so an adequate supply of reinforcements seemed assured . |
| 9 | They accused him of altering the figures on receipts for money they had given for the release of prisoners , handing over a smaller sum to creditors and pocketing the difference ; charging prisoners for candles ; taking £5 out of the Poor Box to free a prisoner ; lending them money on their plate and watches which belonged to their creditors . |