Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] over a [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " As the ozone has formed over a largely uninhabited region , it seems there is no immediate danger . |
| 2 | In the developed world , the harnessing of fossil fuel energy as well as other scientific developments , and their application to agricultural systems , has opened up a new range of agricultural possibilities : but all this has happened over a relatively long time period and is not without its environmental implications . |
| 3 | The corrosion emanated from the joint between the bottom of the pressure dome and the fuselage and there was nicotine tar staining on the edge of the corroded area indicating that it had developed over a relatively long period . |
| 4 | I had got over a particularly traumatic childhood and adolescence and looked set fair for a modicum of stability as an adult . |
| 5 | Palladius had presided over an already organised congregation , probably along Ireland 's south-eastern coast . |