Example sentences of "an over [noun sg] of " 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |