Example sentences of "by [adv] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | East Germany 's workers ' militias , which have 400,000 members , are standing by all over the country to help to clamp down in case of trouble . |
| 2 | The poll-tax was payable by all over the age of fourteen , apart from genuine beggars , including the mendicant friars , who were exempted from it , and from the inhabitants of Durham and Cheshire . |
| 3 | Since 1960 it has risen very rapidly — by just over one third . |
| 4 | as if to mock us , Howe 's remarks preceded the release of the South Korean hostage Do Chae Sung by just a few weeks and the liberation of two French hostages by just over a month . |
| 5 | By now over 70 elements have been identified in the stars , and no doubt the remainder will be found eventually . |
| 6 | Mota would have won that race by well over half-an-hour . |
| 7 | The third year saw a major initiative in this area , involving 545 teacher-days , while in the fourth year there was something of a reversal as the amount of time was cut back by well over a half . |