Example sentences of "over a [noun sg] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Gambia announced on Oct. 23 that 980 illegal immigrants , the majority from Guinea and Sierra Leone , had been deported ; the expulsions were apparently prompted by concern over a rise in violent crime . |
| 2 | Britain 's National Championship is held annually , usually over a weekend in late summer and if the idea of attending this quaint and somewhat unusual event appeals , then you have a real treat in store . |
| 3 | ‘ My own father , ’ Francis continued , ‘ failed in business and drove himself over a cliff in full view of us all , five years ago . |
| 4 | Dogan , a nephew of the President and a leading conservative in the ruling Motherland Party ( ANAP ) , was described by official sources as having been dismissed on the President 's orders " apparently over a rift in domestic politics " . |
| 5 | It has also been held that a wholesale sale does not become a retail sale because the goods are delivered over a period in retail quantities : Hales v. Buckley [ 1911 ] W.N. 32 . |