Example sentences of "over a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Christ ! ’ she exploded , ‘ all this bloody drama over a few kisses ! ’ |
| 2 | List all your outgoings and expenses over a few weeks . |
| 3 | One example in Torquay , Devon , has proven itself over a few years . |
| 4 | Use hourly or apply moisturiser every hour over a few days , with a touch of Vaseline to follow . |
| 5 | Alternatively , you might break the goal down into smaller mini-goals , and spread these over a few weeks . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ( 1 would suggest that you do this over a few days as the list may well vary according to the mood you are in . ) |
| 10 | Rapid onset over a few hours |
| 11 | Rapid onset over a few hours . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | They 're land hungry — they fight like hungry dogs over a few miserable acres . |
| 14 | Later we can have a chat about this business over a few drinks . ’ |
| 15 | Get talking to people over a few drinks ; you 're better than me at that sort of thing . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Triple tests for ammonia , nitrite and nitrate have revealed startling fluctuations over a few days . |
| 19 | Over a few months all the Goldfish , Comets , Orfe and Shubunkins in my pond have died , although tadpoles seem to survive . |
| 20 | After baking , pierce with a skewer and spoon over a few tablespoons of brandy . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 ) . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | And having committed the boy to a day on the rubbish , he could hardly turn me down when I suggested we settle for a couple of hours ' conversation over a few beers , after he 'd sorted out the mess . |
| 25 | Fortunately I had bought the machine through a Mail Order catalogue , so the cost was spread over a few months . |
| 26 | Then you can simply release your grip and back slowly away over a few paces . |
| 27 | A history teacher is content to cover the history of one country or continent over a few decades . |
| 28 | He might look like an old man who 's been run over a few times to you , but to me … ’ he puffed his chest out even further ‘ … he 's a vicious criminal . ’ |
| 29 | First , those who stress the symbolic role of leaders , or the concentration of power over a few absolutely critical decisions in the hands of a power elite , view leadership as a zero-sum game . |
| 30 | ‘ We could find people who wanted £3m worth of business over a few years , but failed to get any quick profit deals . |