Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] [vb pp] over a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The occasional hairline crack in external brickwork need not be of any significance , but should be observed over a period to see if it extends or widens . |
| 2 | Acknowledging that cars are responsible for 70 per cent of carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles , the CBI has suggested that the taxation of road transport should be changed over a number of years to encourage the use of more fuel-efficient vehicles . |
| 3 | The range of flavours expected in a Thai meal should be spread over a choice of textures , too . |
| 4 | If an open-loop stepping motor control is to operate at speeds in excess of the start/ top rate the instantaneous stepping rate must be increased over a number of steps , until the maximum speed is attained . |
| 5 | Councillor said that that that that hundred and thirty million could be funded over a period of ten years , at thirteen million pound a year . |
| 6 | His voice could be heard over a loudspeaker . |
| 7 | In March of the following year Mr Henderson was appointed treasurer of the Building Fund and the cost of the building scheme was estimated at £18,000 a sum which could be met over a period of 7 years . |
| 8 | Slides would be built over a mound , so there 's no danger of children falling from a height . |
| 9 | Thus , whereas in the relational model information about the object customer would be scattered over a number of relations ( which could be : customer , holding customer name and address information ; sales ledger , holding details about the debts of the customer ; invoice , holding details of payments due ) , in the object-oriented model there would be one object , customer , reflecting all this information . |
| 10 | Overtaking behaviour at a number of locations will be monitored over a period of several months using video-recording equipment . |
| 11 | If you think of it the other way when , what happens when a price , when a price falls , alright , if farmers er , assume that price fall will be sustained over a number of periods , then they think , right well in order to achieve the same level of income , right , as I did previously , if prices have fallen , I 'm going to have to increase my output . |
| 12 | However , the emphasis has shifted in that the business is now controlled by the purchaser rather than the vendor and the earn out will be calculated over a period of perhaps several years following completion . |
| 13 | In the case of production contracts , which will be repeated over a period of time , pricing is sometimes based on historical rates with the learning curve applied to reduce them year by year . |
| 14 | Although the liability will be settled over a number of years , the future payments represent a contingent loss at the balance sheet date . |
| 15 | It seems that the arousing properties of a context will be re-established over a retention interval and will boost the frequency of occurrence of an habituated response that is otherwise unlikely to occur . |
| 16 | Text can be aligned over a range of columns by selecting the WYSI-WYG menu options : Text , Align , Centre and highlighting the relevant range of columns . |
| 17 | The chorus produced by hundreds of males can be heard over a mile away . |
| 18 | Closing the claw pulls the discs apart with a click that can be heard over a kilometre away . |
| 19 | The single.step response can be examined over a range of forcing resistance values ( with appropriate changes of supply voltage to maintain constant phase current ) until a suitable response is obtained . |
| 20 | The jet of water , which can be projected over a metre , is produced by compression of the gill covers . |
| 21 | Sew a little loop of elastic inside the cuff of her sweater , which can be looped over a thumb to stop the sleeves bunching up uncomfortably when she puts her coat on . |
| 22 | The panels can be fitted over a variety of surfaces including existing tiles and uneven walls without the need for stripping or replastering . |
| 23 | This is allowed for in each instrument and in addition , measurements can be made over a range of temperatures ( 278 to 373 K ) . |
| 24 | The descent needs great care through its fall of 500 feet ; then the gradient eases and more confident progress can be made over a widening and declining moorland to the shore of Loch Kishorn . |
| 25 | The stoma care nurse and ward nurses were able to answer his questions over the next few days and also showed Mr Reynolds some of the bags which can be worn over a stoma and let him practise handling these . |
| 26 | The centre frequency can be adjusted over a range of 400kHz to 250MHz , with direct frequency readout on a large 0.5in. liquid crystal display . |
| 27 | Speed of response can be set over a range of five steps , and may well have to be reset because , particularly in graphics mode , if it is too sensitive , loading up several movement commands into the buffer will require having to wait for them to clear . |
| 28 | Small , 3kW to 6kW , instantaneous electric water heaters , similar to the type used for electric showers , can be used over a sink or basin . |
| 29 | Because of the size of block used , laying is an easy job which can be spread over a period of time . |