Example sentences of "over a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It employed over a million men . |
| 2 | I took over a hundred members to the rally in Hyde Park , erm two thirds of my workforce , and it was magnificent to see all the trade unionists there , especially the G M B banners . |
| 3 | He talked of the Governor Support Unit and I 'd like to remind Councillor and his group that they were responsible for taking over a hundred posts out of the administrative section of . |
| 4 | Anyway I was going over a few things in my mind . |
| 5 | Turning over a few leaves . |
| 6 | ‘ Someone tried to run him over a few hours ago . |
| 7 | Kayley Desmond , 14 months , had suffered three respiratory attacks where she suddenly stopped breathing over a few hours , Nurse Maxine Motley told Nottingham Crown Court . |
| 8 | After a while , Corbett nodded , handed over a few coins and left , his face wreathed in a complacent smile . |
| 9 | If you turn over a few chapters in Matthew , into chapter fourteen , you 've got another er watery illustration there , it 's , Jesus is coming towards the disciples , he walking on the water ! |
| 10 | ‘ We would like to go over a few points relating to the Livesey murder , ’ Bragg said evenly . |
| 11 | I WAS IN the office checking over a few invoices and trying to locate the squeak on my swivel chair when the phone rang . |
| 12 | An Experiment ( 5 ) Extending Over a Few Days |
| 13 | Being of a so-called good family does n't mean much these days , and the sort of money required to keep things ticking over a few years back does n't get you anywhere now . |
| 14 | Picture a once decent apartment building in the Bronx , New York , a part of the city where poverty , drug abuse , AIDS , and prostitution abound , and witness over a few years how it is transformed into a miserable squat and ultimately bulldozed to make way for a new police station . |
| 15 | ‘ I sometimes wonder what people must think to hear him haggling over a few dollars . |
| 16 | Second , the scope of what New Historicism involves is continuously changing , and the conflicts between contending views are often localised over a few issues . |
| 17 | About 20 trainees may be brought together for about ten days spread over a few months , interspersed with more in-bureau case study exercises and observation . |