Example sentences of "[vb past] by over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manufacturing productivity rose by over a half between 1981 and 1991 . |
| 2 | But , with a research department reduced by over a half and with the strategic use of a cash cow , the nylon business produced innovation after innovation . |
| 3 | Tendinitis ( constriction of the nerve tissues caused by over development of arm muscles , leading to loss of feeling in the hands ) is a regular paddock malady . |
| 4 | There are still a quarter of a million unemployed people in Scotland who are testimony to the dreadful human misery caused by over a decade of Tory rule and the terminal decline of the UK economy , ’ he said . |
| 5 | US funding for research into biodiversity increased by over two-thirds in 1987-89 , according to a report by the Washington-based World Resources Institute . |
| 6 | Certainly Mike had all the time in the world to launch a right hook , but Patsy also must have had all the time in the world to see it , for he simply swayed back on his heels and the punch missed by over a foot . |