Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] [noun sg] [noun pl] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was announced on July 2 that the United Kingdom group British Gas PLC , together with Agip , the oil subsidiary of the Italian state-owned energy and chemicals group ENI , had won exclusive negotiation rights over the development of the Karachaganak oil and gas field in north-west Kazakhstan . |
| 2 | On 1 Jan 65 the first production aircraft , F-WMSH , flew incorporating small design refinements over the prototype . |
| 3 | I 'm talking about saving human life governments over the last twenty years , troops over the last twenty years , policemen over the last twenty years , laws over the last twenty years , and politicians , including myself , have all failed in all the efforts that we 've made including condemnation of violence , everything , but I am now saying that this dialogue is the best hope I 've seen or , surely I 'm entitled to say to the Prime Minister , alright given that I have said that why do n't you put me to the test ? |
| 4 | The following day British Satellite Broadcasting ( BSB — launched in April 1990 ) merged with its chief rival , Sky Television , which had been formed in February 1989 and was owned by the media magnate Rupert Murdoch , both companies having sustained substantial operating losses over the year . |
| 5 | Table 6.2 summarizes major evaluation projects over the five years from 1982–87 . |
| 6 | The Director of Public Prosecutions will decide in the next few weeks if BR must face corporate manslaughter charges over the disaster on December 12 which claimed 35 lives . |
| 7 | Wearing various Squadron markings over the years with BBMF , ‘ LF ’ for the last couple of years was seen in the markings of James Nicolson 's aircraft , ‘ GN-A ’ of 249 Squadron . |
| 8 | We begin by examining American policing trends over the last 25 years . |
| 9 | British Rail had introduced new safety measures over the last few months , but they could not legislate against criminal vandalism |
| 10 | Machines using the 80486SX accounted for 26% of the total , and saw dramatic price reductions over the 12 months — 60.3% in France to $2,446 , 67.8% in Germany to $2,567 , and 49.2% here in the UK to $2,421 . |
| 11 | LIKE most companies , Courtaulds has had to combat difficult trading conditions over the past 12 months . |
| 12 | At the same time he introduced progressive speed trials over the measured mile for all vessels built at the yard . |
| 13 | ‘ It is a matter of some regret ’ , he writes , ‘ that the Court did not see fit to investigate civil law developments over the twelve year period since Corbett was decided . ’ |
| 14 | The Government has set up a task force to survey mental health services over the next two years . |
| 15 | The conservatory was still empty , the lamps burning low , the moon casting long silver shadows over the terrace beyond the wide patio doors . |
| 16 | Peter Sutton , the 1991 captain , has reduced the hardback against all odds as two club house fires destroyed vital club records over the years . |