Example sentences of "by [noun sg] [noun pl] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1986 data destroyed the myth that the foreign kill rate was comparable to the US rate , and confirmed that the widely accepted official figure of 6 million dolphins killed by purse seiners over the past 30 years was a gross underestimate . |
| 2 | It is reached by stepping stones over the lawn and a small bridge crossing the bog garden and two linking fish pools . |
| 3 | " Keeper of the Keys " is one of many games which have been used by drama teachers over the years . |
| 4 | Includes many listings of comparative aircraft , fighter pilot films , fighter aces , and fighter terms , the latter describing some of the slang used by fighter pilots over the years . |
| 5 | These and other findings — reported at a meeting of the American Society of Testing and Materials — contradict extensive evidence of damage to the local environment presented by government researchers over the last four years . |
| 6 | Basically , I come to praise the positive steps taken by Health Ministers over the past five years , although in a minor way I will ask for reconsideration of a wrong done to a medical practice in my constituency . |
| 7 | The spring of 1996 saw the most alarming disruption to date : protest action including a national overtime ban by prison officers over the issue of staffing levels ( especially in local prisons and remand centres ) led to major riots by inmates . |