Example sentences of "over a [adj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Glazing is the laying of transparent colour over a dry under layer to create special and/or colour effects . |
| 3 | By interviewing a subsample of women from the original study it will be possible to plot the stability of self-esteem over a 7 to 8 year period and its relationship to changing social circumstances . |
| 4 | It should be noted that Optimus say the tank should only be filled to two-thirds of capacity — a little over a tenth of a litre . |
| 5 | This feeds into the authority 's strategic framework which sets out its statement of purpose , guiding values , aims and objectives in the medium term ( usually over a three to five year period ) . |
| 6 | ‘ They claim they can pay it back over a three to four-year period . ’ |
| 7 | Whilst a little over a third of employers thought there was no difference , those employers who did state a preference were , in almost all cases , more likely to prefer other recruits to young people . |
| 8 | True , there was something unbearably starchy about much of the supposed ‘ informality ’ in the film , but it appeared to have cast a full tungsten glare over a few of the secrets of the magicians . |
| 9 | His fingers on the strings hovered like butterflies over a flowerbed on a day of hot summer . |