Example sentences of "is [vb pp] [adv] over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A single one-off move may be disruptive to overall business activities but at least the process is carried out over a short time . |
| 2 | If such doubts exist then an investigation is carried out over a maximum of four months to determine whether the merger should be prohibited or not . |
| 3 | Another proof is taken and so the print is built up over a period of time . |
| 4 | Descent is made southwards over a pathless moor to a depression containing a small tarn and a wall that rises to the next height , Swarth Fell . |
| 5 | If on the other hand , a stress is applied slowly over a longer period the material flows like a viscous liquid so that the spherical shape is soon lost if left to stand for some time . |
| 6 | It is thrust northwards over a zone including metasediments with K-Ar dates of 365–345 Ma ( Late Devonian or Early Carboniferous ) . |
| 7 | Hong Kong 's Victoria Harbour is used by over a quarter of a million ships a year . |
| 8 | Given that this reform will hit hardest those firms with most part-time workers , it is suggested that this change is phased in over a five-year period . |