Example sentences of "and [noun] over a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ecological significance of these precipitation figures in terms of soil moisture may be judged by relating them to the amount of moisture lost through evaporation and transpiration over a given period . |
| 2 | There were abortive attempts at a settlement by the American Secretary of State , General Alexander Haig , and discussions over a Peruvian peace plan which would bypass the British contention that it possessed sole sovereignty over the Falklands . |
| 3 | In the decade 's final timetable , there is an express every 15 minutes ( plus one extra ) between Swindon and Paddington over a two-and-a-half-hour period in the morning rush . |
| 4 | The Europa Hotel is again devastated and offices over a wide area wrecked . |
| 5 | Jacques Delors , ’ said the message — in tones which observers yesterday took to be ironical , given the sometimes bitter sparring between London and Brussels over a wide range of policies . |
| 6 | 1 Heat the butter and stir fry the courgettes , red peppers , sweetcorn and garlic over a high heat for 4–5 minutes until just tender , then add sugar and seasoning . |
| 7 | Many of the most popular plants in gardens today fist arrived with the flood of introductions which filled our nurseries and gardens over a fifty-year period . |
| 8 | The most serious eruptions , on June 12-15 , scattered rock and ash over a 100-km radius and triggered a series of earth tremors ( lasting until June 18 ) of up to 5.34 on the Richter scale . |
| 9 | Secondly , the planning of a new town-laying out the lines of streets , lanes , markets , churches and house-plots over a considerable area — required , after all , the investment of a large amount of capital , and a greater degree of economic optimism than most landowners could contemplate . |
| 10 | Once he saw a great swirling mass of gulls and rooks over a messy area of what seemed upturned soil and rubbish . |
| 11 | THE players ' union today distanced itself from Chelsea defender Paul Elliott 's plan to sue Dean Saunders and Liverpool over a career-threatening challenge . |
| 12 | In a clean saucepan , melt the butter and sugar over a gentle heat . |
| 13 | According to the original plan , around 30 tons of plutonium " needed to supply the domestic nuclear-energy programme " would be shipped from reprocessing plants in France and Britain over a 20-year period . |
| 14 | Thread the meat onto large skewers and grill over a gentle heat for about an hour , turning every 10 minutes , basting with the marinade at the same time . |
| 15 | An accident in France would no have to be as serious as Chernobyl to imperil life and health over a wide area in France and its heavily populated neighbours . |
| 16 | I think in general terms , we were having a discussion only the other day , and thinking of possible applications of one form of another of microprocessors , only very generally I might add , but if we thought of an application which would save paying someone 's salary on a weekly or monthly basis , then that would be attractive for obvious reasons , you know , that the sort of when one totals up wages and salaries over a full year then that 's a significant saving to be made and therefore it justifies the initial investment cost in whatever the system might be . |
| 17 | Consequently , not only does the faculty include departments that study Philosophy and History over a wide range of time and place but there is also a notably broad spread of modern European languages and literatures ( English and Scottish , of course ; but also Danish , Dutch , French , Gaelic , German , Italian , Norwegian , Portuguese , Russian , Spanish , Swedish ) as well as the Classics ( Latin , Greek ) . |
| 18 | National expenditure is the actual amount of money spent on goods and services over a given period of time , whereas aggregate demand is the total value that households , firms , the government and foreigners plan to spend out of their respective incomes over that time period : in other words , it is the total amount they are willing and able to spend . |
| 19 | A public inquiry into enforcement action by Stockton Borough Council against L and LW Casey and Company over a rundown area of Stockton has been cancelled because one of those involved is seriously ill . |
| 20 | Traffic experts are predicting jams and misery over a large part of the region because of a bridge which is suffering from structural corrosion . |
| 21 | The analogy with Munros and their associated Tops is obvious , and to collect either is likely to involve above average commitment and dedication over a sustained period of years , and require a broad spectrum of mountaineering skills . |