Example sentences of "an over [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Among the many outstanding players in the Scotland squad were the elegant Manchester United captain Martin Buchan , the toothless warrior Joe Jordan , the mercurial Kenny Dalglish , the effervescent Willie Johnson and an over abundance of creative midfield players including Don Masson , Bruce Rioch , Asa Hartford , Archie Gemmill , John Robertson and Lou Macari .
2 There was a smell of methane , and his sensory equipment indicated an over abundance of hydrogen and nitrous monoxide .
3 In future I believe that planning will be worse because there 'll be no sort of overview , and that it will lead to an over provision of the profitable services and inadequate provision of services like mental illness , the elderly and those with learning difficulties .
4 Erm it 's not no , the little ones are , cos them going to be three quarters and it 's got a full skirt with a , an over panel , and she 's got frills in the back of her skirt and got an over panel over it , ca n't describe it , it is pretty , and the neck is just slightly on the edge of the shoulder , got a frill and no sleeves , and the little ones got puff sleeves and high neck .
5 We ca n't , we ca n't give you , we ca n't give you more than five horses on I think I think sheeps out of the bargain anyway , because we 're both , sounds that we both got an over supply of the sheep .
6 Such a move could underpin rent and asset values , though it also has to be pointed out that there is currently an over supply of good quality office space in the City .
7 As with so many of the later youth subcultures , there was no doubt an over reaction to Hooligans .
8 Their first innings was marked by an over rate of 12.3 an hour against which Gooch scored 83 , Rose and Boycott made fifties , Gatting almost did , and with the help of 57 extras the total reached 370 .
9 Thanks to an over rate of 11.2 and the time lost to the weather being made up at the end , that fourth day became the longest in Test history , not finishing until 7.40 .
10 As a result , one can indeed envisage a situation in which we have before us an over production in all links of the chain which expresses itself in an over-production of means of consumption , i.e. in an overproduction in relation to the consumer market , which is precisely the expression of a general over-production .
11 This brief excursion through the advent of rock ‘ n ’ roll , drugs and sex — in that order — is an over simplification of serious underlying trends and tensions that gripped western youth , but more especially , American youngsters faced with the prospect of being drafted .
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