Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was taken over by the British Transport Commission ( later to become British Rail ) in 1949 and much of the magnificent original decoration and marble was either taken away , covered up or painted over . |
| 2 | Their inability to see or echolocate over longer distances undoubtedly contributes to their frequency of net entanglement . |
| 3 | Agnes stood directly in front of her mother now as she said , ‘ Would it do you any harm either to go down into the shop or to go over to the house and change the linen ? |
| 4 | The value of A 2 will tell us whether or not the size of the polymer coil , which is dissolved in a particular solvent , will be perturbed or expanded over that of the unperturbed state , but the extent of this expansion is best estimated by calculating the expansion factor α . |
| 5 | These worms have a similar food-gathering strategy to the more familiar filter-feeding tubeworms , but instead of the feathery heads of fanworms have long , sticky tentacles which they wave in the current or drag over the substrate in search of food particles which are then carried back to the mouth as the tentacles are drawn in . |
| 6 | Thus there is no net loss or gain over the period of time . |
| 7 | Rhetoricians ancient and modern have noted that the word ‘ metaphor ’ comes from the Greek word metaphorein , meaning to transfer or to carry over , and the idea of transport or mobilization inherent in its original meaning has played a significant role in the conceptual evolution of the figure . |
| 8 | A certain kind of great achievement , as revealed in power or influence over others , might itself spring from traits of a psychotic nature . |
| 9 | Direct capitalist control or influence over the communication of ideas ( mass media , publishing , universities ) , and capitalist influence over the state , both structure ‘ debates ’ in liberal democracies . |
| 10 | It is absolutely essential to ensure that , so long as the possibility of control or influence over the Russian republics remains , steps are taken to bring about a strategic arms reduction . |
| 11 | Women have little presence in or influence over technological design . |
| 12 | He does n't know whether he you know is flying over or driving over or where he 'll be when . |
| 13 | In some places the young people had the boundaries impressed upon their person as well as their memories , by being physically bumped against the ground or bent over stones and beaten . |
| 14 | ‘ Try , Constance ! ’ he would exhort , when she faltered before jumping a stream or climbing over a hedge . |
| 15 | In 18 races , Eclipse was ‘ first , the rest nowhere ’ , being either unbeaten , or walking over . |
| 16 | For ski touring or walking over tricky terrain it helps to have the load still as close to your back as possible but lower down . |
| 17 | What to do in a democratic society with the errant or aberrant citizen of genius — this question , fumbled at or glossed over by everyone who has written on Pound 's case ( jurists and psychiatrists , as well as biographers and critics ) , is here posed more starkly , and explored more searchingly , then ever before . |
| 18 | This does not mean that reality should be watered down or glossed over . |
| 19 | Furthermore , it is commonly argued that the courts can fail to place a proper actuarial value on potential pension benefits and that ( typically in pursuit of a ‘ clean break ’ ) a divorcing wife 's loss of potential benefits can be ‘ traded off ’ or glossed over against her need for a home . |
| 20 | The Egyptians gather in a line , thinking more of the cats than of putting out the flames , but the cats dart through or leap over the men and spring into the fire . |
| 21 | It may then penetrate the side of a tank or fly over the top . |
| 22 | Compatible colours include teal , blueberry or moss , used as liner , mascara , or smudged over eyelids for a dramatic effect . |
| 23 | Should the full cost be provided for immediately or spread over future accounting periods ? |
| 24 | The exposing sheets , probably already being duplicated or pawed over . |
| 25 | He grew dirtier than ever and often would not shave for three or four days together , till his jaw looked coated or grown over with yellow fungus or sprayed like a car with glistening tangerine . |
| 26 | They were walking along a broad corridor between glass-partitioned offices , lit by bleak fluorescent strip lighting , where sallow-faced men in shirt-sleeves stared at computer terminals or pored over sheets of printout . |
| 27 | Walking backwards on their tails and soaring to astonishing heights to nod balls or jump over ropes are common features of public displays . |
| 28 | Ground impact marks , sometimes a considerable distance from the main wreckage , should not be trampled upon or run over by rescue vehicles . |
| 29 | ‘ He could have been eaten or run over or trodden on or blown away or fallen down a hole or trapped , ’ said Grimma . |
| 30 | This is unlikely if those wearing the smocks are in the process of arguing about the lunch-break rota , or sniggering over who will go and frighten away the walker from the climber 's rope display . |