Example sentences of "or over a " in BNC.

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1 Often this is to do with the fact that the current bereavement has driven the person into emotional overload because of everything else that is happening in their life either currently or over a period of time .
2 But cases of die links between different places or over a long period of time are unusual .
3 This may be in a particular meeting or over a period of time .
4 Another popular scale is the Aeolian , which would be used over the VI chord of a harmonised major scale , or over a m7£5 chord .
5 Use this scale when soloing over a blues , over a m7 chord or over a dominant chord .
6 Such skirts are especially good worn over tights if you 're young and dashing or over a strongly contrasting coloured slip if you do n't fancy showing lots of leg — or try a mini length slip and a longer lace skirt as a happy compromise .
7 Other members of the family may be able to share care by helping out on alternative days or weeks , or over a two day period once a month , so that you can attend a back to nursing course .
8 But , perhaps more importantly , no other player could ( Law 18. ( 2 ) ( d ) ) wilfully fall on or over a player lying on the ground with the ball in his possession .
9 The result is that conflicts in one set of relationships , over a wide range of society , or over a long period of time , lead to the re-establishment of social cohesion ( 1955 : 2 ) .
10 Designed initially as an all-day alpine suit , the Nevada jacket and salopettes can be worn next to the skin or over a thermal wicking layer .
11 Each period of observation or each sequence of periods of observation , possibly on different days ( or over a longer period ) will provide a longitudinal ‘ case ’ study of six pupils ' affective responses to computer-assisted learning and non-computer-assisted learning .
12 imply a steady state system or over a long term and if over the long term the rate of addition of material to the sea is equalled by the rate of removal .
13 Currently , the most frequent demand is for a minimum wage level of two-thirds of average earnings to be either implemented immediately , or over a short period .
14 A sort of heat haze , as opposed to the intense burning sensation of the stripe paintings , emerges as if we are looking through a veil or over a great distance at flat lands .
15 Wilson found it agreeably ‘ refreshing ’ to face a customer not across a football-field-sized desk in a corporate headquarters but bobbing gently up and down in a houseboat on the Regents Canal , or over a pleasant weekend at Branson 's Oxford home .
16 Possibly its most endearing feature is that all the control is executed from the Macintosh , the PC can be connected locally or over a telephone line with modems and , apart from being started up , needs no attention .
17 Conversely , where existing competition is light and the traditional catchment area of the firm large , a wide restraint may be expected to be upheld ; and ( 4 ) a prohibition against accepting instructions from any person who has at any time , or over a long period , been a client of the outgoing partner 's former firm .
18 Most businesses will place , or take , orders by telephone , or as a result of face to face dealing , for instance as a result of a representative 's visit or , less formally , at a trade fair or over a business lunch .
19 Are you saying then that when one 's lapsed for six months or over a given period of time we should actually go out there and remove the signs
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