Example sentences of "over [art] few " in BNC.
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| 1 | This jerk kept the pram moving over the few inches between the foot of the gentle slope and the beginning of the steep grassy bank that ended up at the road . |
| 2 | His podgy , clean-nailed fingers locked together and formed a vaulted shrine over the few pages of notes that contained my Mother 's life . |
| 3 | Ninety six male patients admitted to four surgical wards for elective repair of inguinal hernias under general anaesthesia were interviewed in hospital on the day before surgery and asked to complete two self evaluation questionnaires : a screen for pre-existing anxiety or depressive states using the hospital anxiety and depression scale ( HADS ) , in which patients were asked to score answers based on how they generally felt over the few weeks before admission , and an assessment of their current state of anxiety ( Spielberger STAI-X1 ) . |
| 4 | I sat around picking over the few facts I knew . |
| 5 | Over the few weeks he had been in Mandru 's house , Lucien had acknowledged Jeopardy 's beauty and talent , but had also despised him . |
| 6 | " Everything has to be done as quickly as possible ; the only time we spend extra hours in the garden is over the few weeks we are entering competitions , just to make sure it looks at its best , " says Barbara . |
| 7 | His eyes never left Lamarr Dean , but his right hand closed on the Spencer and it was down at his side as he walked over the few steps to the bar . |
| 8 | ‘ Christ ! ’ she exploded , ‘ all this bloody drama over a few kisses ! ’ |
| 9 | List all your outgoings and expenses over a few weeks . |
| 10 | One example in Torquay , Devon , has proven itself over a few years . |
| 11 | Use hourly or apply moisturiser every hour over a few days , with a touch of Vaseline to follow . |
| 12 | Alternatively , you might break the goal down into smaller mini-goals , and spread these over a few weeks . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | But , in Britain as in much of Europe , soils change markedly over a few miles or tens of miles , so targets must be set to protect the most sensitive soils , such as those based on sand or overlying hard , naturally ‘ base-poor ’ rocks . |
| 15 | Over a few days in May 1984 Puhe accompanied Andrew Kerr of FoE Scotland and other campaigners in a tour of Scotland , England and Wales which took in 47 sites , at 31 of which beech , Douglas fir and spruce were found with the same symptoms as those in West Germany . |
| 16 | ( 1 would suggest that you do this over a few days as the list may well vary according to the mood you are in . ) |
| 17 | Rapid onset over a few hours |
| 18 | Rapid onset over a few hours . |
| 19 | Inflation , if unchecked , can result in economic and social disorder , as conditions akin to hyper-inflation ( a thousand-fold rise in prices over a few months ) make bank savings worthless . |
| 20 | They 're land hungry — they fight like hungry dogs over a few miserable acres . |
| 21 | Later we can have a chat about this business over a few drinks . ’ |
| 22 | Get talking to people over a few drinks ; you 're better than me at that sort of thing . ’ |
| 23 | It was n't like working here , where I could slip into Spanish when things got ropey , and afterwards we 'd all go to the bar and tone up the group dynamics over a few drinks . |
| 24 | Now and again , of course , you have to deal with the awkward moments , like someone reading aloud from a Sunday paper the ‘ sordid story of perverted vice ’ which has obviously been concocted over a few jars by a hack hounded by deadline . |
| 25 | Triple tests for ammonia , nitrite and nitrate have revealed startling fluctuations over a few days . |
| 26 | Over a few months all the Goldfish , Comets , Orfe and Shubunkins in my pond have died , although tadpoles seem to survive . |
| 27 | After baking , pierce with a skewer and spoon over a few tablespoons of brandy . |
| 28 | What I must do is get to know the people over a few hours or days and find out what they 're trying to do , what their activities are , whether they have children or pets . |
| 29 | Bank overdraft Flexible borrowing up to a certain ceiling for people with bank accounts , usually without security , and paid off over a few months , but can be extended over several years ; interest , calculated each day on how much the account is overdrawn that day , fluctuates in line with bank base rates ( usually about two per cent higher ) . |
| 30 | It would be reasonable to expect from this that over a few years , our APR disclosure regulations broadly similar to the US Truth in Lending Law — will raise people 's knowledge of APRs well above the present level , and confirm them in their belief that disclosure of APRs is important . |