Example sentences of "that over a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most of these businesses were on such a small scale that over a half of them built no more than six houses during these three years and nearly three-quarters built no more than twelve ; the bankruptcy rate was high . |
| 2 | It is true that over a decade when the senior civil service was moving from being primarily regulatory in outlook to being primarily managerial , there was a lack of research , of assessment of situations before action could be properly planned . |
| 3 | That means for a regular punter , however , that over a period of time , for every £100 staked he or she will end up with £88 in pocket . |
| 4 | Another frequent difficulty is that over a period of years , constant masturbation , sometimes desperately engaged in for emotional comfort rather than sexual release , results in desensitization of the penis . |
| 5 | The inhalation of iodine-131 could cause thyroid cancer in people as far away as 24 km , and there is a 20 per cent probability that over a period of 10–20 years between 1000 and 10,000 people could develop thyroid cancer ( less than 10 per cent of these would be fatal cancers ) . |
| 6 | The government announced on Nov. 26 that over a period of three years it intended to cut 122,000 government jobs — approximately one fifth of state employees — at an estimated saving to the state of the equivalent of US$1,500 million . |
| 7 | Vernon ( 1971 ) argues that over a period of time , and particularly as a new technology matures , host countries are more able to drive harder bargains with the TNCs that wish to invest in them . |
| 8 | And we found that over a period of , oh about a couple of months , the same people almost used to come round . |
| 9 | There was also the possibility of sexual jealousy , going way back , but Greg had thought that over a lot , and still did not feel inclined to take the possibility seriously . |
| 10 | And the other interesting point to note is that over a number of years — over 5 or 6 years — all categories are consistently running at 90% occupancy . |