Example sentences of "the [noun sg] of [n mass] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The programme of works over £10,000 to be undertaken during the periods 1st April to 30th June 1990 and 1st July to 30th September 1990 but no such work is scheduled for Juniper Green . |
| 2 | About half the total expenditure of the hospital and community services goes on the care of people over 65 . |
| 3 | In the next 30 years , Britain expects the number of people over 65 to increase by 20% and the number of people over 84 to increase by 47% . |
| 4 | In the next 30 years , Britain expects the number of people over 65 to increase by 20% and the number of people over 84 to increase by 47% . |
| 5 | The number of people over 85 will rise by 54 per cent in the next 20 years , threatening a ‘ health care catastrophe , ’ the British Medical Association said yesterday … it adds : ‘ the general treatment of the frail elderly by the state is a scandal . |
| 6 | The rapid growth in the number of people over 75 will bring a very significant increase in the total number of dementia sufferers in spite of the forecasted decline in the population aged 65 to 74 . |
| 7 | The number of people over 60 will be relatively stable till the end of the century , but within the total group those over 80 rise rapidly from 1.8 million in 1985 to 2.6 million by 2011 ( Thompson 1987 ) . |