Example sentences of "[noun] in a [adj] [noun sg] 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 | 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 . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | EUROPE 'S top trade negotiator stepped down last night , as the Americans raised the stakes in a bitter wrangle over imports . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | On the Thursday he scored twice for Italy in a 4-0 win over Bulgaria . |
24 | 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 . |
25 | 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 . |
26 | Heat the oil in a large pan over a moderate heat , add the onion and garlic and cook , covered , until well softened and just starting to brown . |
27 | Hounslow had to wait until the second-half before England 's Martyn Grimley scored their first goal in a 3-0 win over Lyons , the Poundstretcher Second Division side . |
28 | In conclusion , this study shows an absolute increase in the incidence of proximal gastric tumours in a defined population over a 20 year period . |
29 | Paul O'Brien was a three-goal scorer for Station Hotel in a 4-3 win over Kingkabs , Woodlands ( Craig Stanford , Paul Caslin ) beat Ellesmere Arms 2-0 and Freeman accounted for Sutton Way Hotel 3-1 . |
30 | In winter 1980–81 a Western specialist on South Asia , Selig Harrison , suggested that a formula involving the emergence of a provisional government in Afghanistan might win Soviet acceptance if could provide for arrangements under which Moscow could withdraw from that country in a phased fashion over several years and if the new Afghan government could return to the pre-1973 Soviet-tilted brand of neutralism . |