Example sentences of "a [noun] or over " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sort of heat haze , as opposed to the intense burning sensation of the stripe paintings , emerges as if we are looking through a veil or over a great distance at flat lands . |
| 2 | ‘ And are you , or are you not , sick as a parrot or over the moon respectively , about increased charges for changing rooms and pitches ? ’ |
| 3 | He handled immediate matters he could see and touch like lighting the fire , hunting game , or finding the easiest way through a thicket or over swampy ground . |
| 4 | I did n't want to say that to you in a letter or over the phone . ’ |
| 5 | such an offer made in a letter or over the telephone could still remain ‘ without prejudice ’ and would not be admissible in evidence . |
| 6 | This raises public awareness and the press is always interested in hard statistics ; so if you can say several hundred people signed the petition in an afternoon or over the course of a few days it will undoubtedly earn you publicity . |