Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] over the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 . |
2 | However , historians and contra-cyclical investors may argue that there have been few five year periods since the Second World War when deposits have outperformed equities — and stock markets should revive over the next five years . |
3 | Then we thought we should nip over the next craggy bit to get a better view . |
4 | ‘ Obviously it 's not good enough and I 'll decide over the next 48 hours what I am going to do . |
5 | Cleo realised she was frightened , but if there was the slightest possibility she could catch sight of Inky 's shade , she was prepared to risk whatever might happen over the next few hours . |
6 | If you are concerned about how Lothian Region might change over the next fifteen years or so , this leaflet will be of interest to you . |
7 | The study concluded that there has been no reported increase in any radiation-related illnesses , such as leukaemia , birth defects or thyroid cancer , in the villages surrounding the reactor , although it suggested that incidence of thyroid cancer might increase over the next five to ten years . |
8 | And that 's how it started and it was really just you know we said we 'd do a bit of fund raising and I think the men were pretty sceptical of you know they thi they thought we might fight over the first tin of beans or whatever . |
9 | We 'll skip over the next verses for a few moments ; let's turn to another set of pages of the newspaper to see the message from the foreign correspondents about alliances — verses 14 to 19 . |
10 | I had no idea how old and crotchety she 'd become over the last few years . ’ |
11 | City experts say profits could halve over the next year as the other supermarket chains eat into Gateway 's market share . |
12 | there 's been no records or even wins for the England cricket team this summer … but all that could change over the next few weeks as the Womens Cricket World Cup gets underway … its being played in this country … the official opening is in London tomorrow … and England have a chance of winning … in the team are two Oxfordshire girls |
13 | MORE than 11,000 civil service jobs in Scotland are under threat and thousands more could go over the next few years , the Civil and Public Services Association leader , Barry Reamsbottom , will state at a rally tomorrow . |
14 | If this pace kept up , 10,000 buildings classed as ‘ historic ’ would disappear over the next twenty-five years . |
15 | And certainly , trade book publishing did not do at all badly in nineteen ninety one in a recessionary environment and erm , there are , as Frank has mentioned particularly within Penguin , quite a lot of internal restructuring has gone on and one would hope that margins would improve over the next few years as a result of that . |
16 | The hole would appear over the next 20 years at Hemerdon , just outside Plymouth — the scene of western Europe 's biggest deposit of tungsten . |
17 | I would hope over the next few years we actually do move towards increasing towards that but I think we will have some severe difficulties , particularly with the planning department where large numbers of members of the public do visit the area . |
18 | Undaunted , he opened dozens of new stores , and by the end of his life predicted that the company 's revenues would quintuple over the next decade . |
19 | Cedric Brown , its chief executive , said the jobs would go over the next 18 months . |
20 | If not are not interested in Media Action , could you let me know what other kind of publicity you may require over the next four to six weeks . |
21 | One EC study predicts that another 20% of Europe 's defence-sector jobs will disappear over the next two or three years . |
22 | It 's understood the jobs will disappear over the next few months as part of a slimming down exercise . |
23 | At the end of two or three hours a character has emerged , one that he will refine over the next ten days , but it is essentially there now . |
24 | It is projected that the numbers involved in the industry will double over the next five years . |
25 | Gulfstream holds twelve letters of intent and initial deposits which it hopes to convert to firm contracts this month , and says that market studies suggest that the worldwide fleet of large bizjets will double over the next twelve years through increased globalisation of major businesses , fuelling demand for ultra long range aircraft . |
26 | Ford says the electronics content in automobiles will double over the next decade , and that it is working with Motorola on future generations of PowerPC microcontrollers , including embedded controllers for engine management . |
27 | NORTH West businesses have ‘ some optimism ’ that economic conditions will improve over the next six months , according to an independent survey of more than 1,000 companies carried out before the election . |
28 | Both wines are currently from the 1988 vintage and will improve over the next few years . |
29 | Almost alone among its peers , Britain will see over the next 20 years a small decline in its old-age dependency ratio ( the number of people aged over 65 as a proportion of the working population ) . |
30 | In general , it seems likely that what will emerge over the next few decades will be two parallel systems : one with large offshore windmills , wave power generators and tidal barrages providing electricity for the grid ; the other more decentralised , with solar and biomas providing heat on a small scale local basis , coupled with small windmills , water mills and turbines in rivers and streams providing electricity in certain mainly rural areas . |