Example sentences of "[pers pn] be [vb pp] [that] over [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , with unemployment set to reach two million by Christmas , they are no longer welcome and it 's estimated that over 60 per cent are unemployed . |
| 2 | It is believed that over six million men , women and children died in concentration camps under Nazi domination . |
| 3 | It is estimated that over half the legal executives working in solicitors ' practices hold no formal qualification in law at all . |
| 4 | The economic burden of alcohol abuse falls not only on the individual and on the public purse , but also on employers : it is estimated that over 600 million is lost annually by employers through absenteeism , lateness , sickness , accidents and reduced efficiency resulting from excessive drinking . |
| 5 | It is estimated that over 30 species have become extinct while waiting for a listing . |
| 6 | Contrary to popular belief , it is reported that over half of suspected insider traders are members of the public , which places some doubt on the common perception of city fraudsters being involved in the majority of cases ( Quality of Markets Quarterly Review April-June 1990 ) . |
| 7 | ( At the end of the War , it was found that over 50 deaf men from Manchester Institute for the Deaf were entitled to the Defence Service Medal for their work with the Civil Defence , and this could be repeated throughout the country . |
| 8 | For example , in a survey of the Iron and Steel Industry during 1979 , it was found that over 90 per cent of subcontracting companies employed over 300 workers ( Mesatoshi 1980 p.51 ) . |
| 9 | For example , in a survey of the Iron and Steel Industry during 1979 , it was found that over 90 per cent of subcontracting companies employed over 300 workers ( Mesatoshi 1980 p.51 ) . |
| 10 | It was estimated that over 5,000 people attended . |
| 11 | In 1989 , it was estimated that over 2 million people in the UK still drank water contaminated with lead . |
| 12 | On Aug. 10 it was reported that over 47,000 commercial licences had been issued since the relegalization of small-scale private enterprise in February [ see p. 37252 ] . |