Example sentences of "and [noun] [noun pl] over a " in BNC.

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1 They also destroyed roads , power lines , and sugar and cotton mills over a wide area .
2 A survey of all reviews appearing in British daily and Sunday newspapers over a period of three months in 1973 reported coverage as follows : fiction ( 873 reviews ) ; biography ( 621 ) ; children 's books ( 449 ) ; art ( 246 ) ; history ( 242 ) ; natural science ( 129 ) ; literature ( 126 ) ; poetry ( 1 19 ) ; humour ( 113 ) ; politics and economics ( 102 ) .
3 In a statement on disarmament on 17 November 1956 the Soviet Government proposed the elimination of foreign military , naval and air bases over a two-year period .
4 This project will monitor the development of contracting between three Age Concern Groups and both their local Social Service Department and Health Authorities over a period of three years , with special attention to the effects of the new ‘ contracting culture ’ on
5 She is not an established lady in what was very much a man 's industry and is highly respected by both drivers and haulage operators over a wide area .
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