Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [adv prt] over a " in BNC.
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1 | When an old issue of bonds is approaching maturity , the Bank of England will probably enter the market to buy them back over a number of weeks or months , rather than waiting to the maturity date and then suddenly releasing a large amount of liquidity into the economy . |
2 | ‘ Come and fill me in over a cup of coffee . ’ |
3 | However , the political problems of abolishing it outright would be huge and so some have advocated phasing it out over a period of time . |
4 | Now that 's different you 'll not get em to cancel it but to get them to spin it out over a longer period is a possibility and that 's what we 're gon na be working towards . |
5 | The ascent on to the ridge evolves in easy stages , taking you up over a number of small , craggy knolls until you reach the commodious upper slopes of the Munro . |
6 | ‘ They claim they can pay it back over a three to four-year period . ’ |
7 | ‘ It would be useful , ’ he said , ‘ if practitioners were made aware of the information that is required from them so they can build it up over a period of time . ’ |
8 | You have learned to look hard and analyse a complex situation , devise a detailed strategy for solving it , and then carefully carry it out over a period of time , revising your plan where necessary to cope with unforeseen difficulties . |
9 | ‘ 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 . |