Example sentences of "[adv prt] over [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An exhibition that brings together ( for the first time in over a century ) the Pre-Raphaelites ' paintings , sculpture and decorative arts that decorated the houses of the region 's Victorian industrialists and entrepreneurs . |
| 2 | These two documents provided , for the first time in over a century , a summary of the various arguments on the subject of a national audit office . |
| 3 | Large areas of western Scotland , mid- and North Wales and the upland zones of the North and South West of England have exhibited population gains , in some cases for the first time in over a century . |
| 4 | Also , remote users can dial in over a modem and access a network 's drives — this is really useful if you have people on the road who need access to office files . |
| 5 | A feeling she had not known in over a decade slipped through her body . |
| 6 | IT 'S DIFFICULT to come up with a definitive explanation as to why , but the music industry is currently going through its worst trough in over a decade . |
| 7 | Now , having beaten West Indies three times in quick succession after not having beaten them for years , outclassing New Zealand 2–0 out there , the first team in over a decade to win a Test rubber there , and of course reaching the World Cup final , England are now a force to be reckoned with . |
| 8 | Now , for the first time in over a decade there is uncertainty over the Chelsea veteran 's inclusion . |
| 9 | The new synthetic pitch at the Jordanstown campus has attracted the prestigious tournament to Northern Ireland for the first time in over a decade , and the impressive facilities at the campus will be used together with the new pitch at Valley Leisure Centre . |
| 10 | However , this is not expected to happen for some time and even when reform is introduced , the probability is that it will be phased in over a number of years . |
| 11 | This benefit , phased in over a number of years , came fully into operation in 1979 , and replaced child tax allowances and family allowances . |
| 12 | Any new planting was designed to be phased in over a period of years , planting schemes having to take account of the need to create a distinctive landscape for the immediate future as well as for the long term . |
| 13 | In other cases , a partner 's contribution may be agreed to be collected in over a period of years out of his profit share . |
| 14 | Leaving aside those equity partners who , exceptionally , are never obliged to put cash into the firm , as mentioned in Chapter 4 , the choice lies between : ( 1 ) seeking capital contributions when the new partner joins the firm , he borrowing the amount required as necessary ; or ( 2 ) allowing the new member of the firm to buy his way in over a period out of his profit share , appropriate restrictions on his drawings being imposed as " security " for the agreed payments . |
| 15 | ‘ Come and fill me in over a cup of coffee . ’ |
| 16 | Hong Kong : Surged in the strongest trading volume in over a month . |
| 17 | The old man , propped in his chair for the first time in over a month , laid a trembling hand on the babe 's head . |
| 18 | ‘ Tony was thinking of packing it in over a month ago but I told him to go away and talk it over with his family first . |
| 19 | For the first time in over a month Charles felt certain that he had n't lost interest in sex . |
| 20 | And I have spent all morning saying it can not possibly be true , that you devote all your time to your aunt , that you have scarcely left the house in over a month and all the time you were doing just what you were rumoured to be doing ! |
| 21 | And er we so we 'll we 'll pull that in over the year , over this next year and that 's one of the projects that |
| 22 | Occasional sounds from the matinee of Coriolanus ( stage management calls etc. ) drifted in over the tannoy . |
| 23 | And erm but with a man coming in over the harvest , they were working hard and long hours every day and they demanded and they deserved a higher wage . |
| 24 | The day before our return , as we looked out over the battlements , we saw a succession of thick black clouds driving slowly in over the sand flats and camel grass . |
| 25 | She has had to give in over the question of chrome : and the Foreign Minister , who never struck me as being too friendly towards us , failed to get away ( as he apparently hoped ) with letting armed German ships through the Straits . |
| 26 | ‘ A menace ! ’ quacked another duck , skidding in over the water . |
| 27 | At the end of the day I had the satisfaction of presiding in the Lords debate on the Bill and noting the very last words in Barbara Castle 's account of the affair : ‘ Now , unexpectedly , I have received a letter of ‘ appreciation ’ from Harold for the ‘ hard work and long hours ’ I have put in over the consultants ' ‘ package ’ . |
| 28 | The brambles of the garden had forced their way through one pane , and stretched in over the ledge , curling upwards like long scrawny fingers . |
| 29 | FOOTBALL-MAD Mike Grimsley gets a pal to tune in to match commentaries on the radio — then listens in over the phone . |
| 30 | ‘ Things are obviously becoming very busy and I went in over the weekend to do a bit of work . |