Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] over [adj] [art] [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 | I thought back over all the good times — all the laughs we had shared — and all the wonderful things they had done to try to build me up and keep me going . |
| 5 | The fact that the White groups were spread out over such a vast area caused the lack of communications . |