Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [prep] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it appears to me that the whole trend of authority for over a century is clearly against permitting any such investigation . |
| 2 | Now that the shouting is over and the most homophobic piece of legislation for over a century is on the statute books , lesbians and gays are picking themselves up and asking if our involvement with local government was really worth the effort . |
| 3 | Mr Baker said the main area of concern for over the next few years was ‘ serious downturn ’ in the economies of export markets in Europe and Japan . |
| 4 | ‘ You are , after all , in charge of over a thousand men . |
| 5 | When the acceptance condition ( ie acceptance in respect of over 50 per cent of the voting rights in the target ) attached to an offer is satisfied , the offer is described as being unconditional as to acceptances . |
| 6 | At the end of December 1980 , the returns to the Committee on Jail Reform indicated that almost 7,000 ( 8 per cent ) of the 92,000 undertrials had been in gaol for over one year , and 2,500 of these had been held for more than two years . |
| 7 | To begin with , her assertion that the U.K. undergoes ‘ extreme political shifts ’ sounds most peculiar when one considers that the same party has been in power for over a decade . |
| 8 | In front of over 22,000 fans Town got off to a great start , taking the lead after 34 minutes , Duncan Sheerer the scorer . |
| 9 | The measure was primarily designed to raise an additional US$500,000,000 to finance pay increases for 260,000 teachers ( on strike for over a month for an 800 per cent pay rise ) and 85,000 health workers ( on strike for three months for a minimum wage increase of 200 per cent ) . |
| 10 | My next step is to decide what I am going to use to pre-bait with over the next three weeks . |