Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] [adv prt] over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The counterfeit cheques , for sums between £20 and £60 , were made out over a five-month period from March last year . |
| 2 | The lips were drawn back over a row of small pointed teeth in a ghastly grimace , a shriek of pain or terror . |
| 3 | It was difficult to see exactly what she looked like , for she and Rupert were bending down over a table examining something together . |
| 4 | This was carried out over a three-week period using a mixture of interviews and questionnaires covering a representative sample of persons from the CSSU and the departments . |
| 5 | Since it was carried out over a four-month summer period ( May-August ) , the practices of these industries with summer peaks will have been better captured than the practices of those with peaks at other times of the year . |
| 6 | The special school sector was built up over a century or more . |
| 7 | On this occasion , Plage was set up over a water-hole in a clearing in the jungle , hoping that a leopard would show up to hunt or drink . |
| 8 | The Unix festival , UniForum ‘ 93 , did n't feel as successful a show as it was last year : it was spread out over a lot more acreage and split into two widely separated pavilions , and attendance looked sparse and the aisles empty despite show management 's claims of a 10% increase in traffic — like as not , it was talking about the pre-registration which was up , but unofficially we hear attendance was down ; UniForum is still more a Unix celebration than anything else but it remains to be seen whether there will still be things to celebrate or whether erosion has set in . |
| 9 | Is it really true that Watership Down was rejected by over a dozen publishers before it was taken on and became a bestseller ? |
| 10 | The need for more staff time to organize training , or a member of staff specifically employed to organize/co-ordinate training , was mentioned by over a quarter of all authorities ( see Table 25 ) : |