Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] over [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm , let me just erm of the , of the change , the five million change it 's , it 's in accounts for over four and there is small odds and ends changes otherwise . |
| 2 | The National Council for Civil Liberties is a non-partisan , voluntary organisation which has campaigned effectively to defend this country 's freedom for over 50 years . |
| 3 | People have been scrambling up Cust 's Gully for over 100 years , and in dry conditions it should pose no problems — although it is not particularly attractive and I only included it because it was such a traditional route . |
| 4 | Younger supporters will remember the late , lamented Ken as our dedicated chairman for over forty years , but as a player he was perhaps the most talented the club has ever produced . |
| 5 | It means if we had that spending assessment and our costs , instead of the listeners getting a bill for four hundred pounds in their letterbox in May they would get a cheque for over five hundred pounds . |
| 6 | Once you 're infected the virus may destroy your natural defences for over 10 years without you realising . |
| 7 | However , I 've played the guitar for over 25 years , I 've worked as a professional guitar repairer for the top companies , and if you were to say , ‘ These frets are 2.1mm high , ’ it would still mean nothing to me ! |
| 8 | Burgon and Ball have been making shears in Sheffield for over 200 . |
| 9 | The scheme which offers help to people aged 70 and over discharged from the accident and emergency department has been run on short-term funding for over five years . |
| 10 | The Prince 's Youth Business Trust has provided similar funding for over 10,000 Britons between the ages of 18 and 26 . |
| 11 | He noted that inflation had fallen from 159 per cent in December 1987 to 17 per cent as at September 1989 , the lowest level for over 10 years . |
| 12 | Liquidations have reached their highest level for over 20 years , according to a survey by Peat Marwick McLintock , a firm of accountants . |
| 13 | ‘ Although any draw against German opposition represents a big challenge , because I 've got the greatest respect and admiration for what they 've done at club and international level for over 20 years . |
| 14 | ‘ Inflation is now at its lowest level for over 25 years . |
| 15 | Even at the best of times , a kitchen after a banquet for over seventy was hardly appetising . |
| 16 | Tinsley became the base for over 150 locomotives used on Speedlink services throughout the BR network , comprising members of Classes 31 , 37 and 47 . |
| 17 | The alignment proposed follows the Development Plan Line and development control has affected this part of the route for over 20 years . |
| 18 | Whilst investigations were being carried out , it has emerged that the premises had not been inspected by an E H O for over five years . |
| 19 | I have known Mrs Taylor for over three years . |
| 20 | Many of us here present today have worked for our employers for over two years so we have some protection under law . |
| 21 | A Citalia favourite for over 30 years , the Hotel Splendid retains the majestic structure of its 14th century monastic origins . |
| 22 | A Citalia favourite for over 30 years , this hotel sits in a square close to the lake 's landing stage . |
| 23 | Ladbrokes had quoted Jenny Pitman 's gelding , who has been off the course for over two and a half years , at 33-1 but have now scratched him from their list . |
| 24 | All that was left of the previous Dutch , English , Spanish and Portuguese contacts was a small Dutch trading station restricted to the island of Deshima in Nagasaki , which remained the only formal Western presence for over 200 years . |
| 25 | The carnyx was found early last century , but its identity puzzled experts for over 100 years . |
| 26 | Will the Prime Minister confirm that today 's official figures show that the British economy is in its longest recession for over 60 years ? |
| 27 | The Computer Co-ordination Section has been in existence for over five years and too much time is wasted just saying the name . |
| 28 | The bookshop profile , along with profiles for over 250 other businesses , have been prepared for Midland by Project North East , a local enterprise agency based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne . |
| 29 | Management have to take responsibility for over ninety five percent of the problems we get , whether they 're safety problems , quality problems or whatever problems . |
| 30 | Despite its internal contradictions , capitalism has continued in the West for over 200 years . |