Example sentences of "over a metre " in BNC.
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| 1 | The cocked fist in a reverse punch travels just over a metre to its target . |
| 2 | The Cretaceous genus Inoceramus sometimes grew well over a metre in length ; fragments of this particular genus are frequently important components of the soft , white Cretaceous limestone known as chalk . |
| 3 | Just over a metre wide and weighing a total of 100kg , it has military and civilian versions . |
| 4 | As for HMS United she had been on station at the rendezvous ; but as it is barely possible to see a 10,000 tonner at 400 yards on a rough night there is little chance of seeing the recognition signals from a canoe when these torch or RG beams are a mere four feet ( just over a metre ) at arm 's length above the waves . |
| 5 | The jet of water , which can be projected over a metre , is produced by compression of the gill covers . |
| 6 | With this sensitivity it could easily detect a shrimp from over a metre away for these crustaceans generate tiny electrical fields of up to one thousandth of a volt ( 0.2–1 millivolt ) per centimetre each time they flick their tails . |
| 7 | Adults grow to over a metre long and generate electricity of up to 300 volts , while even baby electric catfish only 2 centimetres long can produce 10 volts . |
| 8 | ‘ It is just over a metre high . ’ |
| 9 | That is over a metre beyond his previous best , also set in the Victorian capital . |