Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] over a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was an immediate indication that he was prepared to turn over a new leaf . |
| 2 | This is the average number of hours that each worker is willing to supply over a given time period . |
| 3 | Another modification of the model assumes that uniform extension occurs but takes account of the fact that stretching of the lithosphere is likely to occur over a long period of time , probably several million years . |
| 4 | When these shoals meet it is very likely to occur over a groundbaited area which has stopped one shoal in its tracks , and the other shoal pauses over the top to intercept the crumbs which are sent swirling upwards from the feeding shoal on the bottom . |
| 5 | Last December , member states were only able to agree over a transitional VAT arrangement , which according to a high-ranking Commission official amounted to a failure . |
| 6 | GERALD BRODRIBB 'S article on wicketkeeper-bowlers in the February issue and Jack Burrell 's interesting letter on the same subject in March reminds one that another wicketkeeper able to turn over a respectable arm was Warwickshire 's Geoff Humpage , whose most unusual bowling feat occurred in the Warwickshire v Gloucestershire match at Edgbaston in 1980 . |
| 7 | Many large firms of solicitors now print their own explanatory leaflets dealing with the stages in conveyancing , and it is both useful and impressive to be able to hand over a printed leaflet or pamphlet at the time of the first meeting , so as to indicate to a client each of the detailed steps you will be taking on his or her behalf . |
| 8 | We were fortunate in finding Longmans ( India ) interested in the project , and with the aid of a subsidy for each book were able to put the price as low as eight annas a copy , and in return for the subsidy were able to hand over a sizeable number of each book for distribution to the Army , Navy and RAF . |
| 9 | The seasonality of advertising is the first consideration , either because the budget is too small to spread over a full year , or because even a very large budget could be weighted towards certain times of year . |
| 10 | There are two broad categories : ( 1 ) where the object is to generate more work by some system of cross-referral in particular fields , though such arrangements are difficult to sustain over a long period if member firms wish to retain their independence and separate profitability . |
| 11 | In fact , there is almost always someone keen to take over a neglected historic building , so when a council serves a repairs notice , or the planning committee sends a warning letter , the owners tend to realise there may be some value in the property and either sell it or repair it themselves . |
| 12 | The energy generated by such an attack is sufficient to knock over a domestic or wild buffalo weighing a ton ( 1 tonne ) . |