Example sentences of "can [vb infin] over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A basalt flow can advance over a kilometre of flat ground in a matter of hours ; an andesite may take months . |
| 2 | Income is usually defined in terms of the amount of money an individual can spend over a period while leaving his or her net wealth position unaltered . |
| 3 | Subsidence can occur over a period of time without the knowledge of the Policyholder . |
| 4 | One way in which we can look over a writer 's shoulder , and observe the process of composition , is by examining alterations made both in manuscript , and in revised editions of a work . |
| 5 | Can it be that you have no idea of the power a young , nubile girl can exercise over a young , impressionable male ? ’ |
| 6 | We consider a pendulum that is free to swing equally in any direction , so that the bob can move over a spherical surface — an arrangement known as a spherical pendulum or a conical pendulum . |
| 7 | By the next morning Andy , 32 , had developed the SwitchGuard — a small plastic arm that can fit over a switch . |
| 8 | Most of the money spent in capital cases goes towards the litigation , which can take over a decade before all the avenues of appeal have been exhausted . |
| 9 | Then you can relax over a cocktail on the verandah as the sun sinks low , and reflect on a day well spent . |
| 10 | The bar at your local Beefeater has a friendly atmosphere , where you can relax over a drink or enjoy a delicious bar meal . |
| 11 | However , performing its adaptive function blood pressure is merely a natural physiological trait , though one that can vary over a wide range even in healthy individuals . |
| 12 | There , there 's no way I can hand over a long barrelled weapon to that officer . |
| 13 | The Council was aware of the ‘ high degree of priority and urgency ’ to be attached to this work , but in making the commitment it pointed out also that leaving freedom to colleges to devise and conduct their courses meant that ‘ the consequent interaction between College and Council can stretch over a fair amount of time ’ . |
| 14 | By storing up a few milliseconds worth of message and then pumping it out in a splurge , several digital phones can operate over a channel that would accommodate only a single analogue one : they merely send out their bursts at different times . |