Example sentences of "to [num] [noun pl] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | In extreme cases , people had gone without fuel for up to eight days over a series of two-week periods . |
| 2 | The centre will look after internationalisation of Sun software for the European market and will be staffed by up to 100 employees over time . |
| 3 | The centre will look after internationalisation of software for the European market , though not manufacturing , and will be staffed by up to 100 employees over time . |
| 4 | Japanese and Polish scientists have studied samples of cod-liver oil taken from fish and found that levels of DDT had fallen from 25 micrograms per gram in 1974 to 3 micrograms in 1989 , and levels of PCBs had fallen from 18 to 7 micrograms over the same period . |
| 5 | The poll also shows the Tories have cut Labour 's lead from nine to six points over the past month . |
| 6 | The victory stretched their Group III lead to three points over the Republic of Ireland . |
| 7 | In a less ambitious sleep-reduction study , three pairs of subjects systematically reduced their sleep from 8 to 6 hours over a period of six weeks . |
| 8 | The report suggests , however , that coral growth will be able to keep pace with sea rises of up to 3 metres over the next hundred years . |
| 9 | Managing director Albero Sandoval places the potential market at 100,000 users , predicting that this will rise to 600,000 subscribers over the next 10 years , of which it is hoped that some 300,000 will use Sistelcom 's system . |
| 10 | Under current trade arrangements , Hungary is allowed to export 5,000 tonnes of beef per year to the EEC , which is to rise to 6,500 tonnes over the next five years . |
| 11 | They usually occurred in clusters of two to five bursts over a six to 15 minute period ; 98% of the bursts occurred together with non-deglutitive phasic contractions of the lower oesophageal sphincter . |
| 12 | Simple pressure of calls has taken us from one to five lines over the years and the only reason we have stuck at five is because the office is simply too small to take any more . |
| 13 | Now although this is a small error , it does amount to 14 metres over a range of 17.57 kilometres , the distance from Bishops Cannings church to the Ogbourne St Andrew circle centre . |
| 14 | BR 's fares have been raised by 1.5 per cent above inflation during much of the 1980s and the Government 's proposals imply increases to four points over inflation in the 1990s . |
| 15 | OATS has also won a contract from Kuwait Airways to train up to thirty pilots over the next two years . |
| 16 | In Rome , Milan , Naples and eight other Italian cities all traffic was banned for up to seven hours over several days . |
| 17 | The troops had advanced up to seven miles over a thirty mile front . |
| 18 | The bottles are designed to be reused up to 20 times over a period of five years before being recycled into filling for toys , anoraks and duvets . |