Example sentences of "has [verb] over a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Also the junction between the uncorroded metal and the applied patina is very sharp , whereas a patina which has developed over a long period of time will have eaten into the metal in a very irregular and quite characteristic manner that is very difficult to imitate .
2 like on i well no , no , you have to , you the net has to fall over a certain part of the creature .
3 The only way to move is by proving beyond all reasonable doubt that your home address has moved over a certain distance , and that the club you wish to join is considerably closer to your new address .
4 Figure 18.4 shows , by means of five-year moving averages of deaths per million in England and Wales , how the disease has behaved over a long period in relation to other serious illnesses .
5 For instance , a great deal of development has occurred within enterprise zones , and the Urban programme has presided over a wide range of projects .
6 The Coulson Professorship of Theoretical Chemistry falls vacant on the retirement in September 1994 of Professor N.H. March , who has presided over a separate department .
7 In office , doffing his hat to ‘ fairness ’ , he has presided over a wild game of insults and shadow-boxing between Americans , Europeans and Japanese .
8 However , the most damning indictment of the Conservative government 's record in housing is that it has presided over a massive increase in homelessness .
9 This time , though , Ninagawa has brought over a Japanese classic .
10 A FURIOUS row has erupted over a Muslim leader 's call to lop off thieves ' hands .
11 Even at the primary stage , it has been shown that children can often grasp that a country house contains material that has accumulated over a long period .
12 But what I am saying in context , no this has a deal to do with the co boundaries , as you know erm the honourable member well knows , the essence of this this is wholly inappropriate in terms of erm trying to latest citizenship through an arrangement of six additional boundaries into a erm union and a political state and I think that that is the profound objection that this side of the house has expressed over a long period of time now , is a reflection of the public mood in the country in respect of this election and the way the boundaries er are are erm apportioned and all I say in conclusion is that this is an evidence further of the irrelevance of this house in reflecting and attesting to public opinion outside .
13 Your own , personalized weight control programme has not been a sudden thing but has evolved over a long period of time .
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