Example sentences of "over the [adj] [noun sg] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two swans glided majestically past and ripples spread over the breeze-ruffled surface as a fish captured an unwary insect which alighted above it . |
| 2 | Marco was stepping over the spasming limb as if the robot was n't there . |
| 3 | The colony has grown rich over the past decade as gatekeeper to China 's open door . |
| 4 | Thousands are reported to have died in custody over the past decade as a result . |
| 5 | Magnetic resonance imaging ( MRI ) has evolved over the past decade as an important new technique , providing in some circumstances , unique , and in others , additional , information to that obtained with standard investigations . |
| 6 | On Dec. 13 , Greek police were reported to have arrested 500 Albanians , most of whom were said to have entered the country illegally over the previous year as the situation of ethnic Greeks in Albania deteriorated . |