Example sentences of "[adv prt] over [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , this is not expected to happen for some time and even when reform is introduced , the probability is that it will be phased in over a number of years . |
| 2 | This benefit , phased in over a number of years , came fully into operation in 1979 , and replaced child tax allowances and family allowances . |
| 3 | Any new planting was designed to be phased in over a period of years , planting schemes having to take account of the need to create a distinctive landscape for the immediate future as well as for the long term . |
| 4 | In other cases , a partner 's contribution may be agreed to be collected in over a period of years out of his profit share . |
| 5 | ‘ Come and fill me in over a cup of coffee . ’ |
| 6 | She has had to give in over the question of chrome : and the Foreign Minister , who never struck me as being too friendly towards us , failed to get away ( as he apparently hoped ) with letting armed German ships through the Straits . |
| 7 | We presumed this to be a regular ford and drove across with the water slopping in over the floor of the Land rover , but we eventually made it up on to the high inland plateau . |
| 8 | There was a lot more rhubarb , along the lines of ‘ Yes , what ? ’ and ‘ What are we going to sing , brothers ? ’ and then Mrs Quigley cut in over the top of this with a cadenza that would not have disgraced Dame Kiri Te Kanawa . |
| 9 | It faces south , in over an acre of landscaped gardens with a feature water-garden . |
| 10 | In the past , samples of children 's language have been collected using a diary approach where examples of children 's utterances , together with a description of the surrounding context , were simply written down over a period of weeks or months ( Miller 1981a ) . |
| 11 | Fibrous tissue replaces this , the capillaries heal and contract down over a period of months to leave a linear scar . |
| 12 | A currency which gradually adjusts up or down over a period of time , depending on the intrinsic strength of the economy which supports it , is much less likely to attract the eye of the speculator than one which is about to burst the artificial dam which has been built around it . |
| 13 | Then Carrie jumped aside as a passing bus threw up some slush from the gutter , and as she brushed her hands down over the bottom of her coat , she said , ‘ You 'd think they did it on purpose , ’ and as he went to assist her she stayed his hands , saying , ‘ It 'll only make it worse . |
| 14 | That increases the surface tension on the top of the coffee — or is it the specific gravity ? — so that when you dribble the cream slowly down over the back of the spoon it stays on the top . ’ |
| 15 | Though her hair was not quite dry Franca began to plait it very fast , letting a long thick plait materialise between her nimble hands , then tossing it over her shoulder and letting it hang down over the back of the chair . |
| 16 | One large hand held her down over the back of the upright chair , so that the top of her head was pushed into the seat . |
| 17 | You can see there 's been a wee bit of damage to that ligament just where it goes down over the top of that bone . |
| 18 | The dark , lazy appraisal moved down over the jut of her breasts beneath the soft material , and she shivered involuntarily , despite the warm night . |
| 19 | Next time it might come down over the centre of a large city . ’ |
| 20 | From the train we looked down over the clutter of the rooftops , things broken , things abandoned , things stored and forgotten : broken water-jugs , wheel-less bicycles , rolls of rush matting . |
| 21 | He straightened up easily as he spoke , and the lidded gaze moved laconically down over the outline of her body beneath the thin bedcover . |
| 22 | The way he stood , I remarked to the Reverend Feather , the way he bowed his head down over the loss of your mother , Stephen . |
| 23 | Cabinet negotiations had broken down over the balance of power in the government , with the " small coalition " demanding greater control over the economy than the PSL was prepared to concede . |
| 24 | The generally cooperative partnership between the local states and the developers did break down over the distribution of investment profits from central shopping development . |
| 25 | People become vulnerable : they feel very thin-skinned ; over-sensitive and self-pitying ; moody and unpredictable , with a cheerfulness that is transparent and brittle ; they may become tearful , perhaps breaking down over an item of television news or for no apparent reason at all . |
| 26 | The efficiency of these ingredients wears off over a period of time , and swimming , towel- drying and perspiration can speed up this process . |
| 27 | You 've got ta put an offer in and pay it so much a month have n't you or something and , and , and get it paid off over a period of time ? |
| 28 | All the small modifications should add up over a period of time to make major achievements . |
| 29 | Another proof is taken and so the print is built up over a period of time . |
| 30 | ‘ 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 . ’ |