Example sentences of "[be] [verb] over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sometimes the inlet pipe can be eased over a little and the overflow trimmed to suit . |
| 2 | One such was that further detailed studies of the possible effects should be undertaken over a 12-month period . |
| 3 | In addition to exploring the influences upon arrears , this approach will allow the course of arrears to be traced over a period of time . |
| 4 | If you think of it the other way when , what happens when a price , when a price falls , alright , if farmers er , assume that price fall will be sustained over a number of periods , then they think , right well in order to achieve the same level of income , right , as I did previously , if prices have fallen , I 'm going to have to increase my output . |
| 5 | The single.step response can be examined over a range of forcing resistance values ( with appropriate changes of supply voltage to maintain constant phase current ) until a suitable response is obtained . |
| 6 | This will enable the distribution to be completed over a shorter period . |
| 7 | Also , employers are constantly employing new staff so the return on selection has to be calculated over a longer period of time to get a true picture of the effects of selection methods . |
| 8 | However , the emphasis has shifted in that the business is now controlled by the purchaser rather than the vendor and the earn out will be calculated over a period of perhaps several years following completion . |
| 9 | The chorus produced by hundreds of males can be heard over a mile away . |
| 10 | Closing the claw pulls the discs apart with a click that can be heard over a kilometre away . |
| 11 | His voice could be heard over a loudspeaker . |
| 12 | Text can be aligned over a range of columns by selecting the WYSI-WYG menu options : Text , Align , Centre and highlighting the relevant range of columns . |
| 13 | The centre frequency can be adjusted over a range of 400kHz to 250MHz , with direct frequency readout on a large 0.5in. liquid crystal display . |
| 14 | In contrast , the smaller and faster stunters with higher sail loading can be pirouetted over a designated spot and dropped onto their tails with little more than a quick lunge forwards by the flyer . |
| 15 | We 've got to look at it in those terms , and so it is not necessary in my submission for anyone to prove at the moment there is at least five thousand dwellings short , erm that that is something which ought to be considered over a much longer time period . |
| 16 | At the meeting Eduard Shevardnadze , the Soviet Foreign Minister , proposed the " decoupling " of the internal and external aspects of unification so that the former could be completed swiftly while allowing a unified Germany 's security status to be resolved over a number of years . |
| 17 | The temple can only be approached over a narrow drawbridge of truesteel . |
| 18 | For a start , it allows spreading to be carried over a longer period during the winter months ( Table 1 ) . |
| 19 | As effective economic policy can hardly be judged in less than a three year period , and political affiliation is also a long-term question , it seems entirely reasonable that aid should be committed over a three year period . |
| 20 | For the city-centre church this will mean working with a map of the entire city , in recognition that the majority of their congregation will be scattered over a large area . |
| 21 | Thus , whereas in the relational model information about the object customer would be scattered over a number of relations ( which could be : customer , holding customer name and address information ; sales ledger , holding details about the debts of the customer ; invoice , holding details of payments due ) , in the object-oriented model there would be one object , customer , reflecting all this information . |
| 22 | Slides would be built over a mound , so there 's no danger of children falling from a height . |
| 23 | Furthermore measurement has usually to be made over a period of time . |
| 24 | The descent needs great care through its fall of 500 feet ; then the gradient eases and more confident progress can be made over a widening and declining moorland to the shore of Loch Kishorn . |
| 25 | In our sort of high-technology business , the high profits tend to be made over a fairly limited time , which in many cases appears to be getting shorter . |
| 26 | This is allowed for in each instrument and in addition , measurements can be made over a range of temperatures ( 278 to 373 K ) . |
| 27 | Mrs Swindles said the development would be seen over a wide area of Co Antrim , Newtownabbey , Belfast and Co Down . |
| 28 | Doing it manually , it had to be done over a period of two or three days , fitting it in after work . ’ |
| 29 | Even tuning your radio can be done over a very limited range . |
| 30 | Gathering market information is an increasingly important consideration for many businesses and this too can be done over a WAN . |