Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] [noun pl] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It seems after he decided to pull me off , he looked back and decided on different reasons for things over the years to stir up our relationship . ’ |
| 2 | They were aimed at the sky , poised ready to bounce signals off satellites over the rim of the earth . |
| 3 | Their performance against Rangers was inexplicable and one can not believe that the extraordinary general meeting of shareholders , which lasted eight hours on the day before the match , with bickerings between cabals of directors over the club 's future , had no effect on the players . |
| 4 | The introduction is an essay by Octavio Paz in which he stresses the isolation in which the civilisations of the Americas evolved ( as opposed to Europe with contacts from the East ) and he examines the reactions of Europeans over the years to Mexican art . |
| 5 | In just the same way , evolution consists of genes spreading at each other 's expense , but many , perhaps most , genetic mechanisms are about enforcing common interest of groups of genes over the selfish ambitions of the few . |
| 6 | The company is aiming for three generations of products over the next few years . |
| 7 | The company is aiming for three generations of products over the next few years . |
| 8 | People also experience radically unequal patterns of earnings over the span of their working lives as employees . |
| 9 | The key to minimizing the disadvantages and reaping the advantages of communications over the telephone is the way you behave . |
| 10 | Some scientists predict a great increase in skin cancers in humans over the next decades , and the effects on other life forms can hardly be calculated . |
| 11 | Anyone involved with PCs can hardly have failed to notice the dramatic price reductions in PCs over the last year . |
| 12 | The shock statistics reveal a sharp rise in drug abuse of all kinds among teenagers over the past two years . |
| 13 | Thames Water has promised to continue discussions with objectors over the next two to three years before applying for planning permission . |
| 14 | Check opening times with hostels over the winter period . |
| 15 | The data are then being used to display trends in the variations between authorities over the period 1975/76 to 1983/84 . |
| 16 | Despite this minimal preparation , and regular changes of personnel over the past fortnight , they achieved a wholly implausible blend of skill , aggression and indomitable spirit . |
| 17 | Will the Treasury provide guarantees of losses over the life of a franchise on , for example , rural or commuter routes ? |
| 18 | These amount to the rights of others over the owner 's land . |
| 19 | Traditionally , ostertagiasis has been prevented by routinely treating young cattle with anthelmintics over the period when pasture larval levels are increasing . |
| 20 | Changes in roles over the year and changes in emphasis in areas of responsibility are outlined at the meeting . |
| 21 | There were 26 thefts from vehicles over the last week including the theft of a bag , cash , ring , jewellery and driving licence . |
| 22 | And the third factor was the splintering of the collective voice of the Chiefs of Staff as decision-making swung away from operational problems to arguments over the Defence programmes . |
| 23 | Inland changes to sites over the last 1000 years do not seem to have been so drastic . |
| 24 | With about half the housing provided by associations and co-operatives for tenants over the age of 60 , its activities are rightly concentrated within central areas . |
| 25 | The trends observed by analysis of Table 3 suggest that there has been a steady growth in research on Scottish geology , but that there have been differences in growth rates between universities over the time interval . |
| 26 | He 's sanctioned a request by Malvern Hills Council to create a 5 mile exclusion zone around the common , banning convoys of travellers over the coming Bank Holiday . |
| 27 | The results of this process can be read in detail in catalogues raisonnés , which often give a blow-by-blow account of the arguments of scholars over the years . |
| 28 | Thatcher said she was ‘ deeply wounded ’ by Reagan 's threats of sanctions over the pipeline . |
| 29 | Mr and Mrs Cossins , of Rye Close , Eaglescliffe , refused offers of abortions over the unexpected pregnancies . |
| 30 | Librarians point out that for their part they receive fewer volumes for their money , since the prices of books over the same period have risen distinctly faster than retail prices as a whole . |