Example sentences of "[noun] in a [adj] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The French gunners opened fire again , this time using short-barrelled howitzers that fired shells in a high arc over the heads of their own columns , and which exploded in small dirty gouts of flame and smoke . |
| 2 | The simple margin method has the disadvantage of amortizing the discount or premium on the FRN in a straight line over the remaining life of the bond rather than at a constantly compounded rate . |
| 3 | MPs put the governor of the Bank of England in a tight spot over Harrods bank . |
| 4 | Yorkshire proceeded to squander the final two doubles in a 6–3 win over the previously unbeaten Essex , and Hampshire went back on court needing to win all three doubles matches to secure the necessary 8–1 margin over Middlesex . |
| 5 | John Ainsworth and Barry Moore each netted twice for Octel in a 5-2 win over Wirral Athletic and a Carl Walker hat-trick gained Vauxhalls a 5-0 second division success over AES Sutton Way . |
| 6 | The settlement comes months after the firm paid between $40m and $50m in a separate settlement over the affair . |
| 7 | Corporation Bootle and Hamilton both progressed in the LCFA Intermediate Cup , Corporation beating Sarum 3-2 and Hamilton having a hat-trick star in Ritchie Graham in a 3-2 success over Crusader ( Adrian Apter , Stuart Thornton ) . |
| 8 | Examination of the school 's practices takes place in a planned approach over a number of years . |
| 9 | 0·2 g Titan yellow is dissolved in 25 ml methanol in a small beaker over a hot water bath . |
| 10 | Dissolve 0·2 g Alizarin red S in 25 ml methanol in a small beaker over a hot water bath . |
| 11 | Elicitation procedures make it possible to examine a very broad spectrum of linguistic abilities in a systematic manner over a relatively short period of time . |
| 12 | Episcopalians in a moral dilemma over the appointment of woman priests . |
| 13 | BRIDGEND helped to raise more than £2,000 for charity on their recent trip to Ireland — and thoroughly enjoyed themselves as they scored 13 tries in a 64–15 win over a Wexford President 's XV . |
| 14 | The latter form is becoming extremely popular these days , a recent event witnessing the first 100 plus participants in a sponsored abseil over Malham Cove . |
| 15 | The proposal was written out by the deputy head in a great hurry over one weekend and was supported by the inspector for the school . |
| 16 | FINN HARPS keeper Chris Whelton scored two penalties in a thrilling 4-3 victory over Athol , a week after saving a penalty and then converting a spot kick in a 4-1 win over the same opponents . |
| 17 | The following year he beat both Sergio Casal and Emilio Sanchez in a 4–1 victory over Spain at Telford and said : ‘ I made a good start in the Cup so the first few matches will always stick in my mind . ’ |
| 18 | Ground-based observations , on the other hand , offer an opportunity for remote sensing of the plasma in a given region over a prolonged period . |
| 19 | Ernst & Young has paid almost £3m in an out-of-court settlement over Arthur Young 's work as auditor of Walker Greenbank . |
| 20 | Thus a focus on the emotional dimensions of relationships — whether on feelings of affection or feelings of duty — tends to suggest that if there has been any discernible change in a single direction over time , it has been an increase rather than a decrease in the significance of the feelings which people have for their relatives . |
| 21 | Indeed , those Berliners to whom he spoke could see nothing but futility in an Anglo-German conflict over Poland . |
| 22 | However , this year the Speaker has also been reaching outside his Sacramento stronghold : convening an economic summit in Los Angeles to examine the state 's recession ; pushing laws to reform California 's hated workers'-compensation scheme ; leading a team of legislators to Washington to plead for the state 's interests ; putting himself forward as a mediator in a fractious dispute over teachers ' pay in Los Angeles . |
| 23 | Coopers & Lybrand has paid $95m in an out-of-court settlement over its work as auditor to Miniscribe , the bankrupt hard disk manufacturer . |
| 24 | Last season , Stan Sivell had all but picked the spot on his mantlepiece where the trophy would stand when Norfolk took all 15 points on offer in an amazing triumph over the champions-elect . |
| 25 | EUROPE 'S top trade negotiator stepped down last night , as the Americans raised the stakes in a bitter wrangle over imports . |
| 26 | Thornton Rangers moved into second place in division three when they defeated Sunblest 20 , John Thomas and Brian Hoare scoring , while John Hillier hit a hattrick for Jawbone in a 4-2 win over Racecourse . |
| 27 | On the Thursday he scored twice for Italy in a 4-0 win over Bulgaria . |
| 28 | In particular Ramsey helped the Anglo-Catholic members of the Conference to take a more friendly attitude to the South India Church , which united a Church with bishops to Churches without bishops in a unified structure over a period of years . |
| 29 | The odds are that you will be delighted with the results of this simple little shoot , particularly if you have managed to avoid the besetting sin of most first-time camcorder users , that is of panning the camera in an aimless fashion over everything in sight . |
| 30 | Our experience , even in the Church of England , is that it is not a foolhardy thing to plan to double the numbers in a local church over a period of two or three years . |