Example sentences of "[noun sg] over a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On 7 June 1972 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration ( OSHA ) issued a standard on asbestos exposure at work which took effect over a four-year period to 1 July 1976 . |
| 2 | This can have a rather unsettling effect over a long period — the family man can not promise to take his children to the seaside or his wife out to dinner more than a week ahead without the chance that he might be in India , California or Scotland at the time he promised . |
| 3 | You can generate the dust by rubbing the Polychromos Pastels against fine sandpaper , a practical use for small remnant pieces that would otherwise be difficult to use up , or you can do as I do and spread the dust from very lightly applied pastel strokes , placed to allow a very deliberate development of the effect over a localised area . |
| 4 | This ends just before the large A4031 bridge from which the canal emerges to cross over an aqueduct over a minor road with a public house below on the left and then crosses over another aqueduct over the railway main line through Birmingham . |
| 5 | The Government did however put in a £200 million investment programme over a four-year period ( the previous annual average , apart from one missile development programme , had been £5 million ) . |
| 6 | Harmonic schemes on a larger scale , spanning large movements or in successions of movements , also require planning , for some change of key over a large area is needed to create contrast and relief . |
| 7 | He was quickly invited to play at court , where he delighted the king by playing at sight pieces by J C Bach , Abel , and ( George III 's favourite ) Handel ; playing brilliantly on the organ ; accompanying Queen Charlotte in an aria ; and improvising a melody over a Handelian bass . |
| 8 | In the circumstances , a construction of fabric over a wire-braced framework of wood or bamboo was logical and efficient , and sometimes , nothing else would have got off the ground with the power available . |
| 9 | His description of the recovery of a Hunter over a Swiss airshow served as another graphic reminder that a performance should emphasize the aircraft 's character but should utilize only the established skills of the pilot — and should never require his super-human efforts to get out of a situation . |
| 10 | This can happen while driving a car over a familiar route , and it can happen while reading predictable passages of text . |
| 11 | The IMF decided , in 1988 , that the limit to enlarged access would be 440 per cent of a country 's quota over a three-year period . |
| 12 | Borrowers are able to use the facility up to 140 per cent of their quota over a four-year period and with much more relaxed repayment conditions than the normal facilities . |
| 13 | One wore a tattered summer dress in pink spotted cotton with double flounces , the other a pinafore over a checked blouse . |
| 14 | After a small riot over a beaded evening bag ( ‘ But darling , it belonged to your lovely mother , rest her soul ! |
| 15 | ‘ Look here : that was in broad daylight over a single strand of wire , not under fire from any machine guns , and with no patrolling goon with a gun to meet us on the other side . |
| 16 | Rose was wearing a dull black cardigan over a black dress . |
| 17 | He was wearing a thick grey cardigan over a white shirt and it reminded her of how chilly the air was in the house . |
| 18 | The relationship between the two concepts of range and amount is perhaps more complex than one might expect , for some local cases get sustained coverage in local newspapers but not get a mention in he nationals , while , on the other hand , some events get a mention over a large number of newspapers on one particular day but never get featured again . |
| 19 | Scribblers added oil for this purpose , while spinners held wool over a steaming kettle and could conceal the removal of half a pound in every six this way . |
| 20 | According to a spokeswoman for the Fraud Squad , he is alleged to have stolen more than £130,000 from the Inland Revenue over a four-year period . |
| 21 | Felix remembered the gang of them at the beginning of the World War , with Stephen stomping around reviling the call-up , deciding on conscientious objection for himself , shaking off the hand of any acquaintance who tried to help him speed over a dangerous crossing , and talking about the anti-militarist statement he would make to the court . |
| 22 | I thought of him as the rhino : myopic , short-legged , thick-skinned , not too bright but with a mean temper , a surprising turn of speed over a short course , and , above all , a keen sense of smell . |
| 23 | The rabbits , having been bolted , will be moving at reasonable speed over a short distance . |
| 24 | This consists of a layer of gravel over a raised grid at the bottom of the tank . |
| 25 | This applied to many houses in the street , presumably brought about by the making up of the road with gravel over a long period . |
| 26 | Fenella was dressed entirely in black , a black sweater over a black skirt , black stockings and on top of the outfit a black hat covering all her hair . |
| 27 | There was considerable vaginal dilation ; in my view , only consistent with full penetration over a long period . |
| 28 | Failure to extend the agreement would have meant selling the buffer stock over a 4@1/2-year period from October , with potentially damaging consequences for prices , which were already at their lowest point for many years after five seasons of glut . |
| 29 | It may also be possible to argue that where the party has failed to respond to a notice of assignment from the purchaser , such lack of action over a long period is an implied consent where that party has dealt with the purchaser after completion . |
| 30 | Mr Kinnock has taken High Court libel action over a front page story , A Man For All Reasons , in the Sun on April 3 . |