Example sentences of "an over [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Meadowell was build on a green field site and , as such , is an over spill estate , although it is quite close to North Shields centre . |
| 2 | Resources were obtained from central government under the 1952 Town Development Act and the 1961 Housing Act which subsidized the importation of an over spill population , but these were far less than would have been provided to a designated New Town where all infrastructure costs would have been borne by central government . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | There was a smell of methane , and his sensory equipment indicated an over abundance of hydrogen and nitrous monoxide . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | So Mr talked in the debate about internal reorganisation about continuing to provide services for which there is an over provision and it berated me and the Labour group for that . |
| 7 | Well the figures show that assessments of the over provision are incorrect but even had they been correct if circumstances were an over provision comes about not because of an increase in our provision of services , but because of expansion in the private sector . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Your horse will need good shoes and studs , boots ( leather ) or tendon protectors correctly bandaged and sewn , not taped , over reach boots , webbed girths and an over girth . |
| 11 | However , they went on to comment that the assumed riskless rate of 6 per cent in Part 1 of the results may have been an over estimate , as Part II shows only the first 2 factors to be significant while the fifth factor lost all explanatory power . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | As with so many of the later youth subcultures , there was no doubt an over reaction to Hooligans . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | We do not know which , if any , funds are affected and we do not know whether there has been an over valuation or an under valuation . ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | This is actually an over simplification because there is no true separation of mind-body-spirit . |
| 21 | This is clearly an over simplification because , as was pointed out in Chapter 6 , a considerable proportion of public expenditure in the modern economy is demand-determined , at least in the short term . |
| 22 | It seems likely that the proposed mechanisms of action of calcium , incolving either the precipitation of calcium bound bile salts or fatty acids as soaps , and the negation of such actions by phosphate is an over simplification . |
| 23 | In calling for an ‘ unprecedented management ’ initiative to offset the effects of reduced staffing levels , Derek Dean did not mince words : ‘ It is not an over statement to say that a crisis is imminent and can only be averted if action is taken by all concerned as a matter of extreme urgency . ’ |