Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] over [adj] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even contemplating walking out over such a small matter may seem ridiculous , but within the context of that small world , the dispute was a major one . |
| 2 | The drug has been around for the last 20 years , but this is the first time the research has been carried out over such a lengthy period . |
| 3 | Therefore I would say a poem such as " I wandered lonely as a cloud " is not a good subject for one picture — because the poet can jump around over such a vast expanse and bring image after image to mind : |
| 4 | This explains very clearly why Matilda is far and away the most popular children 's book I have written and was bought by over half a million children in Britain alone in the first six months . |
| 5 | The fact that the White groups were spread out over such a vast area caused the lack of communications . |
| 6 | In 1971 , a new covenant was signed by over half a million men and women , committing protestants to a renewal of the covenant political ideal . |