Example sentences of "[verb] over [art] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Here McMillan 's draw weight with last stone was perfect but the stone did n't curl as expected over the last few yards . |
| 32 | Around Somerton in Somerset , for example , Roger Leech suggests that all the settlements that existed in late Roman times have been located over the last several centuries , and so the pattern we see is probably a true reflection of the state of affairs in the Roman era , showing farmsteads and hamlets 1–2 kilometres ( ½-1 mile ) apart , scattered evenly across the landscape . |
| 33 | The projected increase this year is a further 25% over 1991/92 prices , and since the Library 's budget this year is the same as last year , drastic cuts in subscriptions were essential to avoid further damaging our bookfund , which has already been substantially eroded over the last three years . |
| 34 | He changed his assessment in a Jan. 10 letter to the committee 's chairman Les Aspin , however , with the judgment that " the ability of Iraqi ground forces to defend Kuwait is unlikely to be substantially eroded over the next six to 12 months " and that " economic hardship alone is unlikely to compel Saddam to retreat " within that time . |
| 35 | If only the Department of Education and Science would take a leaf out of C&P 's book when introducing some of the fundamental changes that education has had to absorb over the last few years ! |
| 36 | A cover was installed over the second seat and a new canopy and windscreen were built . |
| 37 | ‘ We have reviewed the results and the fact is we lost as many as we have won over the last two seasons , ’ said Bates . |
| 38 | It is another reminder of the sporting prowess of the man , who as Cabinet Secretary could prove a key player in the political drama which unfolds over the next few days . |
| 39 | The pace of investment is planned to increase over the next five years with over £50 million of expenditure planned in new and improved port facilities and associated infrastructure . |
| 40 | Though the number of people over the age of 65 is predicted not to increase over the next 10 years and to rise slowly thereafter , the profile of this group will change considerably . |
| 41 | Four more applications were received yesterday and the total of 15 is expected to increase over the next day or two . |
| 42 | But we 're now reasonably confident that we will continue to increase over the next few years and are budgeting for a modest growth . ’ |
| 43 | He presided over the first of a series of discussions on how the Council could further the cause of integration . |
| 44 | These seem to have had their fears that the flood gates holding back university collections are now opening confirmed , as Edinburgh University announced last month that it was proposing to sell a sculpture by Adrian de Vries or a Ruisdael landscape , bequeathed by Sir James Torrie , to help put right a deficit permitted over the last few years by a Treasurer who has since resigned . |
| 45 | Matt wanted to know how her parents had fared over the last few years , and as we were about to leave the table he asked her to stay and tell him about them . |
| 46 | As the EADT reported last month , the number of fundholders in Essex is set to soar over the next year . |
| 47 | ‘ But we were all so stupidly purist then , which obviously changed over the next couple of years , with Peter writing material like Man Of The World and Albatross . |
| 48 | Now if you 're a horse racing fan … the brain will be galloping … the mouth watering … at the thought of what 's to come over the next few weeks … |
| 49 | But if progress in the past couple of decades has appeared hectic , there is plenty to come over the next two . |
| 50 | The comfort is that thanks to continental Europe 's recession and the Bundesbank 's slow trimming of interest rates , most European bond yields should fall over the next year , increasing the appeal of gilts . |
| 51 | But it has also been argued that the basic features of positivism applied to all causal theories of crime , whether biological ( as in the case of the founding fathers ) , psychological or sociological , that were to appear over the next half century or more ( Jeffery , 1960 ; Matza , 1964 ) . |
| 52 | Gerard handed Katherine her cup , and Mr Lee took a certain small pleasure in allowing him to pass over the second cup , even though he could have easily reached out and taken it . |
| 53 | SDR16,600,000 were to be disbursed immediately to cover shortfalls in revenue , with the balance to be disbursed over the next 18 months in a standby credit . |
| 54 | LaBudde documented for the first time , on video and in his diaries , the suffering and death of thousands of dolphins in a tuna fishing practice known as ‘ fishing on porpoise' ’ , which has over the last 30 years killed between 6 and 12 million dolphins in the eastern Pacific . |
| 55 | DG has over the last three to four years put a good deal of energy into reducing that cost base , but now , even with a quarterly breakeven level reduced to $270m from $350m , the company is struggling to make ends meet . |
| 56 | been attacked over the last few months of not wasting time on the hunt I spend an awful lot of time relieving heavy goods traffic in my area , concerned totally about the environment , about mineral extraction quarries , mining , open cast , things of that calibre . |
| 57 | About 30 horses have been attacked over the last 18 months in Hampshire and surrounding counties . |
| 58 | With no game this weekend the Manor Ground was closed for business … but the directors were working overtime in the boardroom … sorting through thirty applications for the manager 's job … they 've drawn up a shortlist … four men are being interviewed over the next couple of days … who are they … the club are keeping the names a secret … we reckon Chris Nicholl … the former Southampton manager is still in the running … so too is the former Sunderland and Bristol City chief Denis Smith … the fans favourite is Mark Lawrenson who was in charge of United for a short spell before he fell out with Maxwells and the fourth man … is a mystery … could be the dark horse the names of former England keeper Ray Clemence and one time Villa striker Peter Withe have been under discussion … all will be revealed later this week … |
| 59 | We cooked dinner , packed up things we did not need over the next two days and had a group meeting to discuss the itinerary for our journey home . |
| 60 | The manager and the members of staff sit down and they agree over the last twelve months which of these bits of training have you had either on the job or as forward training they are ticked off , what do you need over the next six months , let's make a programme . |