Example sentences of "[subord] [vb pp] over a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another reason for our inability to give accurate figures is due to the prevalence of several other types of population movement , some of them on a huge scale , although extended over a longer period . |
| 2 | Signatories of GATT could institute tariff changes which might discriminate against third parties only if done over a long period of time , so giving those third parties the opportunities of adjusting to the change without suffering severe economic disruption . |
| 3 | These have a slightly Japanese feel and provide the perfect ground cover if laid over a weak mix of concrete or polythene . |
| 4 | The irony of such a man being riddled with German bullets while stretched over a barbed-wire fence somewhere in the middle of France was not lost on me . |
| 5 | There cold be very great inequalities between individuals when measured over a whole life . |
| 6 | Main success-implants seem to be the ‘ Popcorn ’ -ish synth-squiggle- and the four-and-a-half-minute intro on the ‘ Dream Sequence Mix ’ ; which sees featured singers Mike Anthony and Alessandra soaring against the elements and creating havoc when squirted over a rabid club . |