Example sentences of "[adv] over a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is very effective , in that it can be used to cool an extinguish solid combustibles and flammable liquids , and systems which apply it can be made to do so over a limited ‘ volume ’ of the racking where the fire is i.e. the fire can be ‘ pin-pointed ’ . |
| 2 | Some bank loans are provided in the form of a standby-credit or commitment which means a bank will provide funds if required to do so over a stated period , either on a fixed or floating rate basis . |
| 3 | The cost difference between , say , 37 mpg and 49 mpg on a small/medium car is going to work out considerably less over a similar annual mileage than the potential savings between , say , 27 mpg and 38 mpg on a roomy two-litre executive saloon . |
| 4 | This happens only over a limited Reynolds number range . |
| 5 | I 'm not , it 's only over a two week period , they 're jammed in , I 'm getting in several days , all I have is three exams |
| 6 | In Gwynedd the argument was only over a few hundred dwellings . |
| 7 | Advisers say the change — aimed at meeting European Community moves towards equality for the sexes — should be phased in over a 15-year period . |
| 8 | The tax will be phased in over a three-year period from July 1994 . |
| 9 | Given that this reform will hit hardest those firms with most part-time workers , it is suggested that this change is phased in over a five-year period . |
| 10 | Bush did not indicate how the changes , which were to be phased in over a five-year period at a cost of up to $100,000 million , would be financed . |
| 11 | He did this willingly and without complaint , often coming in over a complete weekend in order to have all the new cards out by the end of August which was largely achieved . ’ |
| 12 | This level of pay was never conceived of as being a realizable objective for a statutory minimum wage that would be brought in over a short period of time . |
| 13 | SCOTVEC 's new system of Advanced Courses will be phased in over a three year period . |
| 14 | One cottage I stayed in without electricity or water saw 11 of us standing eagerly over a one-ring Calor gas burner in the morning waiting for a kettle to boil for coffee , when one of our party came into the kitchen , picked up the kettle and took it into the bathroom to wash his face . |
| 15 | The Special Advisory Board for the Army Medical Service had laid down as a basis for treatment ‘ a more or less continuous course of mercury by mouth for 1½ to 2 years ’ combined with mercurial ointment rubbed into the skin for 20 to 30 minutes daily over a six-week period . |
| 16 | Add the chopped pepper and the cumin seeds to the saucepan and bubble gently over a medium heat for 8–10 minutes until the pepper is soft . |
| 17 | Add the chopped pepper and the cumin seeds to the saucepan and bubble gently over a medium heat for 8–10 minutes until the pepper is soft . |
| 18 | Fry gently over a low heat for about 10 minutes . |
| 19 | When I came on deck to take my watch I found Viking swaying gently over a smooth swell , the cloud-wreathed Torridon mountains to port , and South Rona lighthouse fine on the starboard bow . |
| 20 | This has nothing to do with how policemen look nor even of never having heard of a bunch called James , who are apparently big stars , have their name emblazoned all over a chic t-shirt and of whom one had never heard till yesterday . |
| 21 | Chinese students sent to university in Russia demonstrated noisily on their cross-country train journeys and , on one occasion that shocked Khrushchev deeply , defecated all over a Mongolian station platform . |
| 22 | It was all over a Brazilian boy who looked after the props . |
| 23 | The new 58 beautifully manifests the Hood theory that displacement yachts with reduced wetted surface behave better over a wider range of conditions . |
| 24 | At the back there is a horizontal belt sleeve which allows it to be attached to a belt up to 70mm wide and there is also a vertical sleeve 50mm wide which permits it to be worn on its side or slid down over a vertical post for use as a permanent fixture at a centre or clubhouse . |
| 25 | In a gap in the trees I can now look down over a green vegetable pointillism of tree-tops , falling away down to the town . |
| 26 | To give or receive help , perhaps over a long period , which inevitably involves some self-sacrifice on the one hand and some loss of independence on the other , is a very big step . |
| 27 | Clearly , the ethical aspects of each preventive trial need consideration , but this should be the responsibility of a central ethical committee and not a matter to be considered separately by many ( perhaps over a 100 ) district research ethical committees that are , in the main , concerned with local clinical research projects . |
| 28 | Thus there was a confusing number of elements on earth , above it and below it which contributed to the afterlife , representing ideas which had been brought together over a long period of time . |
| 29 | And the two of them working together over a long time , they would work |
| 30 | Make syrup by heating 225g ( 8oz ) caster sugar and 600ml ( 1 pint ) water together over a low heat , stir until sugar dissolves . |