Example sentences of "this [noun] [verb] over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Young children do imitate the aggressive acts of televised models as much as live models ; furthermore , this effect persists over a considerable period of time and is particularly pronounced when the aggressive model is portrayed as successful . |
| 2 | Out of a total of seventeen boys from this group interviewed over a period of one year , no fewer than ten had been in trouble with the police for offences not connected with activities at football matches . |
| 3 | The preliminaries on this occasion extended over a rather lengthy period and so the 150 or so guests were in pretty good form when we eventually sat down to one of the best ‘ function type ’ meals that I have ever enjoyed . |
| 4 | If this dominance continues over a period of years though , how often does the feeling creep up on you that you 'd like to see this champion really tested , even beaten ? |
| 5 | The back of this house looked over a lawn full of chestnuts and beech , through an avenue of espaliered pears next to a Beatrix Potter asparagus patch , down to the water meadows of the Avon . |