Example sentences of "[noun sg] over a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This leads on to a third aspect — the redistributive effect over a person 's lifetime , rather than just in the current period . |
| 2 | The rural development centre CEPROR ( Centro de Romocion Rural ) ran special courses for young women , Sister Asuncion , who was in charge of the programme over a period of two years ( 1975–7 ) , helped train approximately 2.000 young women in community work . |
| 3 | ( 2 ) The principal advantage of a cash underwritten alternative over a rights issue is that the new shares in the bidder are allotted to the target 's shareholders , in which case merger relief and , possibly , merger accounting may be available ( see para 23.1 below ) . |
| 4 | They have an album of photos showing the house at different stages of completion over a period of 18 months . |
| 5 | The one with Pavarotti and Sid Vicious fighting over a vial of dope |
| 6 | Donacloney Pikers led by Jackie Gilliland recently enjoyed a trip fishing over a wreck 10 miles out from Kilkeel . |
| 7 | Wallace made his study over a century before the discovery of the now totally accepted theory of plate tectonics . |
| 8 | Similarly , slow learners are allowed to continue their foreign language study over a period of three or four years in order to master one or two levels . |
| 9 | The aim of the research is to arrive at an interdisciplinary understanding of particular cases by intensive study over a period of time , using both flexible interviews and questionnaires ; and by the incorporation of survey data and through theoretical interpretation to generalise to wider organisational and occupational areas . |
| 10 | In this thesis he describes a meticulous dietary study over a period of several years at the Juliana Children 's Hospital in a patient with coeliac disease , which started in 1936 ! |
| 11 | Just as important is the talk over a cup of tea at the end when members share common problems . |
| 12 | This routine is designed to increase a person 's pulse rate , and then to monitor its decrease over a set period of time . |
| 13 | Shadow ministers who visited Washington thus found themselves at the centre of considerable attention , and were probed in detail on their thinking over a range of issues . |
| 14 | It 's just that Mary Connon and Arthur Evans were seen in close confabulation over a drink the Friday before she died . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ What would have been Britain 's level of development had millions of them been put to work as slaves outside of their homeland over a period of four centuries ? ’ asks Guyanese professor of history Walter Rodney . |
| 16 | Good examples of activities to maintain motivation are collecting inspiring dieting case histories from slimming magazines ; going out to buy a dress one size smaller than your present size ; looking at charts and graphs that show good overall weight loss over a period of time . |
| 17 | Locks , or more correctly , ‘ pound locks ’ , are a means of raising a boat over a rise or fall in level by a series of steps . |
| 18 | What are the advantages of Gift Aid over a Deed of Covenant ? |
| 19 | Erm we also wanted to implement a plan er and this is an ongoing er situation of admitting er young blood to the partnership over a period of of erm five years or so , again that 's a rolling programme |
| 20 | DAVID PLATT received a ticking-off from Graham Taylor last night for keeping the England boss in the dark over a knee injury which threatens to prevent him playing against Turkey next week . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'm not going to spoil a friendship over a pause . ’ |
| 22 | Such research has become possible only with the advent of tunable lasers , which can emit light over a range of wavelengths . |
| 23 | When the next Rushdie has his book put to the torch , incitement to violence over a book , whether for or against it , should be treated as a criminal offence . |
| 24 | Dr Theo Angelov , President of the Baptist Union of Bulgaria , addressed the Wednesday evening rally on ‘ People to People in Europe ’ , when he told us of faithful Christian witness over a period of 40 years by many in his country living through extreme conditions and hardships under Communist rule . |
| 25 | Then I pushed my car over a cliff and burned it . |
| 26 | ‘ The coastguard was constantly getting calls from ships concerned about this car over a cliff edge and someone dangling from it , ’ recalled Stuart Fell . |
| 27 | They 'd conspired , with a hired hitman , to push the couple 's burning car over a cliff at Barrow Wake near Gloucester . |
| 28 | Perhaps the other girl did n't mind being part of a deal over a vineyard . |
| 29 | This is not about democracy , this is dictatorship , your trying to practice over a minority of people in this county . |
| 30 | He also cited his disappointment over a number of recent appointments made by the Prime Minister . |