Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [prep] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inflation , if unchecked , can result in economic and social disorder , as conditions akin to hyper-inflation ( a thousand-fold rise in prices over a few months ) make bank savings worthless . |
| 2 | Neil had told me that he might spend the daytime hours between tides over here on Seal Island . |
| 3 | The question remains as to the optimal method of obtaining a consistent estimate of the parameter on the change term in wealth over the full sample period . |
| 4 | The decline of pre-marital pregnancy during the late nineteenth century was probably therefore less the product of adoption of middle-class values than the consequence of the felt loss of control over the consequence of heterosexual relations . |
| 5 | The multi-million pound trail of destruction over the past 12 months includes the following outrages : |
| 6 | The stock change in units over the three years : |
| 7 | She dragged herself to her feet , and felt the short cotton skirt fall into place over her smoldering hind-quarters . |
| 8 | This study was designed to compare the efficacy and safety of oral fluticasone propionate with prednisolone over a four week period in the treatment of active colitis . |
| 9 | Malt export sales for delivery over the next twelve months have gone exceptionally well . |
| 10 | The CA began in 1957 as a small group publishing a magazine with the results of the comparative testing of aspirins and kettles and has since then become a multi-million pound operation with influence over manufacturers and retailers as well as those responsible for the formulation of consumer policy . |
| 11 | US reaction to the Rishon Le Zion killings reflected the deterioration of its relations with Israel , since the collapse of Israel 's coalition government in March over Shamir 's apparent refusal to move ahead with a US-backed peace plan [ see pp. 37303-04 ] . |
| 12 | Contrary to Unix-on-the-desktop sceptics , the fastest growing sector will be the Unix PC marketplace with a revenue CAGR of 28% over the period . |
| 13 | As we saw earlier , the fact that the producing units of an industry increase in size over a number of years may be explained by the functional relation between their size and the cost of production . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The party 's deputy leader , Donald McKinnon , immediately resigned as defence spokesperson in protest over the volte face . |
| 16 | The Estonian parliament agreed to postpone discussion of provisions of its election law amid disagreement over demands by Russians for a second chamber to represent local minorities . |
| 17 | The Estonian parliament agreed to postpone discussion of provisions of its election law amid disagreement over demands by Russians for a second chamber to represent local minorities . |
| 18 | In the story of Job we see the adversary bargaining with God over the righteous man . |
| 19 | Middlesbrough cricket club is to join the town 's rugby club in talks over the possible sale of the Acklam Park ground they jointly own in Green Lane , Acklam , Middlesbrough . |
| 20 | They seem to be working their way around the main shopping areas of Britain over the last two years . |
| 21 | Karimov claims to have discovered a direct correlation between nuclear tests conducted at the Soviet testing site of Semipalatinsk over the years and earthquakes throughout the former Soviet Union . |
| 22 | There is now a major question mark in policy-making over the meaning of ‘ regeneration ’ and particularly over who benefits from regenerative policies . |
| 23 | MANCHESTER UNITED were last night involved in a bizarre transfer mix-up with Barnet over striker Gary Bull . |
| 24 | WITHAM Town A have prised themselves clear of the relegation battle in Division One of the Chelmsford and District Table Tennis League with victories over NatWest A and Maldon A. |
| 25 | Fighting in the former Soviet republics of Armenia and Azerbaijan has intensified , meanwhile , in the run-up to the latest round of peace talks in Rome over the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh . |
| 26 | Take the Bunnymen , overlay every cartoon watchword in pop over the past twenty years , and you 've got — The Mighty Lemon Drops ! |
| 27 | For the TES ‘ Poly faces closure after report ’ , for the Daily Mail ‘ Chaos college faces collapse ’ , for The Daily Telegraph ‘ Degree threat to polytechnic over low standards ’ , for The Guardian ‘ Poly may be left out on academic limb ’ . |
| 28 | Skinhead bites off ear over dog row |
| 29 | Former Conair A–26B Invader C–GHLK in flight over Lake Erie during June . |
| 30 | The small resort village of Fluelen at the end of the lake was for centuries an important lake port and customs station where goods were trans-shipped from the lake to mule transport for carriage over the Gotthard . |