Example sentences of "[prep] its [noun sg] [noun] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The estimated cost of its building maintenance over the coming decade is £10 million . |
| 2 | ICI says that three out of 10 of its graduate intake over the past three years ( a total of about 300 ) have been female . |
| 3 | Pacific Telesis Group Inc expects to report a net loss for full year 1993 after estimated charges of $2,000m related to accounting changes and other restructuring and disposition reserves : the accounting change on future retiree health benefits will reduce first quarter pre-tax profit by $2,600m and first quarter net by $1,600m , and an accounting change on post-employment benefits , such as long-term disability and workers ' compensation , will reduce first quarter net by $151m ; it will also establish reserves that will lower net profit by about $260m — some $210m of this is related to the recent decision to dispose of its property portfolio over the next three to five years , the balance to withdrawal from or restructuring of cable and equipment businesses , and costs following spin-off of the cellular operation ; its Pacific Bell subsidiary will recognise employee benefits liability over 20 years , consistent with a decision by the California Public Utilities Commission . |
| 4 | THE COUNTY now known simply as Lothian is an amalgamation of what used to be East Lothian , Midlothian , and West Lothian , with a few bits chipped off the edges here and there : for example , the little settlement of Stow with its packhorse bridge over the Gala Water was once in East Lothian but has now been lured into the Borders region . |
| 5 | It plans to invest $6 billion-7 billion in its telephone network over the next ten years . |
| 6 | S 212 gives a public company the power to investigate the ownership of its shares by sending a written notice to any person or company which it believes has had an interest in its share capital over the previous three years . |
| 7 | The Government plans to phase in its tax proposals over the next few years . |
| 8 | The Natural Environment Research Council , which co-ordinates much of Britain 's research into global warming , faces a 10 per cent cut in real terms in its research budget over the next five years — despite the fact that the government stresses the importance of its work . |
| 9 | By applying water management techniques to three of its production plants , ICI Australia has achieved a 40 per cent saving in water use at its Botany site over the last two years . |