Example sentences of "[num] [noun] over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Birmingham the survey covered 160,000 houses over a forty-eight square mile area although the 75,000 reports turned in were officially recognized as ‘ unreliable ’ due to ignorance or incomplete forms . |
| 2 | Add the chickpeas , tomatoes , sugar , garam masala and seasoning to taste , and cook for 30 minutes over a very gentle heat , stirring frequently . |
| 3 | Typically , individual therapy involves 12–20 sessions of 45–60 minutes over a three-month period . |
| 4 | An agreement would normally embrace a number of interest rate renewal periods of three , six , nine or 12 months over a total of two years . |
| 5 | CITROEN disputes Daihatsu 's economical motoring laurels ; while admitting that it has not tackled the Round Britain run yet , it says that its AX diesel has achieved 112.01 mph over a 100 mile road route . |
| 6 | A 2-1 win over a disappointing Midlands side was surpassed in the final game , when they defeated East , the holders , 3-1 . |
| 7 | Similarly , Pw ai3 ORF has an identity of 30 % over a stretch of 260 amino acids with Sc ai4 ORF . |
| 8 | Last year 's summer play scheme was the first in the Dyfi Valley and attracted more than 800 children over a period of four weeks to Ysgol Bro Ddyfi . |
| 9 | Neatly arranged opposite is an array of samplers , sequencers , drum machines and keyboards — just to prove there 's more to the man than the jingle-jangle of six strings over a pickup . |
| 10 | It was a clear night , the big racing yacht was sailing at a steady six knots over a calm sea . |
| 11 | The majority received 100 mg over a period of 3 hours . |
| 12 | Playing for the New Zealand Barbarians in a 23–13 win over a strong Public School Wanderers side , Botha ended a superb personal display in soaking conditions with his shorts as pristine white as when he had started the game , during which he had given a cultured demonstration of the arts of reading the game and tactical kicking . |
| 13 | We tested six tents over a period of three months in weather ranging from sunshine to horizontal rain . |
| 14 | BRIDGEND helped to raise more than £2,000 for charity on their recent trip to Ireland — and thoroughly enjoyed themselves as they scored 13 tries in a 64–15 win over a Wexford President 's XV . |
| 15 | In extreme cases , people had gone without fuel for up to eight days over a series of two-week periods . |
| 16 | Ian Wyllie , who studied cuckoos extensively in Cambridgeshire reed-beds , saw it just three times over a period of six years after thousands of hours of observation . |
| 17 | Few people realise what an enormous achievement Concorde represents , even after it has demonstrated its capability of flying from New York to London or Paris in about three hours over a sustained operation for many years . |
| 18 | Davies v. Sumner is the leading authority on the meaning of the expression ‘ in the course of a business ’ and has been followed in a case under the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 , R. & B. Customs Brokers v. United Dominion Trust , where it was held that a business 's buying of two or three cars over a period of five years was an insufficient degree of regularity for the latest such purchase to be regarded as made in the course of the business ( see paragraph 10–18 above . ) |
| 19 | ‘ A prisoner , who it was alleged had recently been refused Compassionate Home Leave to visit a dangerously ill relative , had already been allowed three visits over a period of three weeks . |
| 20 | The impact angle was very shallow and the aircraft was apparently under some control as it settled only three feet over a horizontal distance of 420 feet . |
| 21 | Phew , another close squeeze today with a very lucky 3–2 victory over a luckless City side without their main striker Quinn , whose out for the rest of the season with knee ligament problems . |
| 22 | SCOTLAND paid a high price for a 33–8 victory over a rugged Western Samoan Development XV yesterday . |
| 23 | The first game was a shock 10–6 victory over a Chairman 's XV , comprising of the British territory 's second string . |
| 24 | Apart from these four cases — all involving children — the other murders where there was a sexually explicit motive were few and far between , mentioned in perhaps two or three newspapers over a couple of days at most . |
| 25 | Prosecutor Nigel Godsmark said he preyed on 270 women over a three-year period . |
| 26 | Allow the mixture to cook for about 5 minutes over a low heat , then add the salt , sugar and stock . |
| 27 | The depletion of the ozone layer over the northern hemisphere is to be the subject of a newly-launched European Arctic Stratosphere Experiment ( EASOE ) , involving 250 scientists from 17 countries over a five month period starting in November . |
| 28 | He had experimented in administering the powder to about fifty people over a period of five years ‘ and never failed in the cure ’ , except in some cases of severe or chronic ague , which required the addition of some grains of quinine . |
| 29 | The District Court jury deliberated for almost 25 hours over a six-day period before arriving at its unanimous decision on charges involving conspiracy , lying to Congress and obstructing congressional inquiries . |
| 30 | In a less ambitious sleep-reduction study , three pairs of subjects systematically reduced their sleep from 8 to 6 hours over a period of six weeks . |