Example sentences of "be bought over the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The TSB claims it will offer better and cheaper financial services than can be bought over the counter in TSB branches . |
| 2 | More than one-third of self-poisoners use preparations which can be bought over the counter ( Proudfoot and Park 1978 ) . |
| 3 | As a supplement to a normal diet , there are multi-vitamins and vitamin-plus mineral tablets that can be bought over the counter at pharmacists and health food stores . |
| 4 | Nicotine chewing gum can now be bought over the counter at the chemists . |
| 5 | Most of the illegal guns are not being bought over the counter , or stolen . |
| 6 | Less successful on the bird front was Sotheby 's lot 237 , a ‘ fine and rare ’ Marseilles Faience turkey tureen and cover , circa 1770 , estimated in the catalogue £25–35,000 , revised before the sale to £40–60,000 ; it was bought over the telephone , against a dead room for £38,000 ( $57,000 ) but appeared as unsold in the post-sale results . |