His heroic actions prevented death or serious injury to 4 of his comrades nearby and inspired his unit which subsequently overran the enemy position.
The aircraft overran the runway, struck some obstacles and caught fire.
There were no fire exits, and the toilets overran consistently.
The work overran by nearly a year.
We cannot therefore simply say that it was a pity that the scheme overran on costs but that there is nothing that we can do about it.
Last year, 1985–86, social security spending overran by £1·7 billion.
Major procurement projects are running, on average, 43 months late, and costs overran by £1.3 billion in 1998 alone.
If, for example, an investment project overran its budget through mismanagement, the users would pay higher user charges.
