Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] over a [noun] of " in BNC.
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1 | Answer guide : To provide a guide to the way in which a business has performed over a period of time . |
2 | He has presided over a degree of prosperity unknown under his predecessor , Sukarno . |
3 | In the case of the urban riots , it is the nature of the television coverage which is in essence inciting other young people in different parts of the country to civil disobedience , whereas in the case of football violence , the implication is that the perceived lack of moral leadership by the broadcasting corporations has led over a period of years to a general moral climate in this country which fails to provide adequate controls over the behaviour of the nation 's youth . |
4 | CHESAPEAKE BAY Has created over a period of about 17000 years . |
5 | My belief is that our good practice has evolved over a period of more than 50 years and that it has developed in classrooms through the dedicated expertise of British teachers enjoying the relative freedom traditionally allowed within our education system . |