Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | placing your hands or fingers over your mouth when you speak . |
| 2 | As for the Seventh and Eighth Books ( 1619 and 1638 ) , to say nothing of the Ninth , compiled eight years after the composer 's death , they contain quasi-operatic ballets and experiments ( 11 ballo dell' Ingrate , Tirsi e Clori , Il combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda ) , declamatory or melodic solos or duets over repeated or varied basses , with or without string ritornelli , elaborate vocal and instrumental concerti , and the simplest solo canzonette . |
| 3 | It requires courage and support from sympathetic colleagues to admit that the things that have been happening in classrooms or schools over the past 20 years have been wrong , pigheaded or simply inefficient . |
| 4 | Basilican churches continued to be built for a long time but many variations of form developed , with one dominant theme : a dome , or domes over an open space below . |
| 5 | Inadequate capital resources , insufficient euro-currency intermediation profits or worries over loan exposures influence the willingness of banks to accept and lend funds . |
| 6 | For example , development must comprise private dwelling houses only , with no trade or business ( other than perhaps a doctor or dentist ) , no caravans or boats to be stored , no dogs , pigs or poultry , no sheds or sheds over a certain height , no loft conversions or extensions . |
| 7 | The buyers do not have any legal rights or obligations over the animals , but receive a certificate confirming their ownership and will receive regular newsletters on their elephant 's progress . |
| 8 | In this way the law ensured that the government was given no unfair privileges or advantages over its citizens . |
| 9 | Do not hang oven gloves or teatowels over cookers . |
| 10 | But any doubts about Dick Tracy being the right film at the right time or reservations over whether Breathless Mahoney is the right part for the 31-year-old star are dispelled in the first ten minutes of the movie . |
| 11 | These are the bureaucrats whom he contrasts with those of other states in a way which is highly pertinent to Lenin 's formulation of the problem : ‘ Bureaucrats in a non-communist state have political masters , usually elected , or owners over them , while communists have neither masters nor owners over them ’ ( Djilas 1957 , pp. 43–4 ) . |
| 12 | And , of course , parents themselves are not immune to anger or problems over self-control . |
| 13 | Magistrates will be given the same immunity from claims for costs or damages over their actions in court as judges now enjoy . |
| 14 | Where research studies have been carried out in different parts of the country it is difficult to disentangle anything which might be attributed to regional variations specifically , from other systematic variations by gender , class , ethnicity or variations over time ( that is where changes in patterns of family relationships have occurred between the 1960s and the 1980s ) . |
| 15 | By Law , orthodox Jews must not light fires or cookers over Sabbath , which lasts from dusk on Friday , till sunset on Saturday . |
| 16 | Briefly , they limit the speed with which a person can increase his holding of shares or rights over shares to between 15 and 30 per cent of a company which is listed on the Official List of the London Stock Exchange or the Unlisted Securities Market . |
| 17 | Strictly speaking , it is not a takeover offer at all , but it forms one of the exceptions to the main prohibition in the SARs ( namely , acquiring 10 per cent or more of the target company 's voting rights ( or rights over shares ) in any seven-day period if the resulting holding is 15 per cent or more ) . |
| 18 | ( 11 ) The buyer must not acquire or dispose of shares ( or rights over shares ) in the target during the tender offer period other than pursuant to the tender offer . |
| 19 | They will include : ( i ) modification of share rights ; ( ii ) acquisitions or disposals of shares or substantial parts of the business or its assets ; ( iii ) changes in the Memorandum or Articles of Association ; ( iv ) changes to the auditors , bankers , or the accounting reference date ; ( v ) resolutions to wind up the company ( or a subsidiary ) ; ( vi ) payment of dividends or other distributions other than as provided in the Articles of Association ; ( vii ) changes in issued or authorised share capital ; ( viii ) contracts or arrangements by the company with any of the directors ; ( ix ) changes in borrowing powers ; ( x ) changes to the nature of the business ; ( xi ) guarantees or indemnities provided by the company ; ( xii ) limits on capital expenditure ; ( xiii ) creation of mortgages or charges over any of the company 's assets . |
| 20 | Now there were people putting hoods or sweaters or newspapers over their heads and running for the entrance . |
| 21 | There are profound differences , obviously , between blasting birds out of the sky with a shotgun , sitting quietly on a riverbank waiting for the fish to bit , chasing foxes or stags over open country on horseback or sending dogs down a hole to dismember badgers . |
| 22 | An alternative is to dig a trench and put planks or poles over it . |
| 23 | The company applies its techniques through workshops or residencies over extended periods of time in hospitals , community centres of special schools . |
| 24 | As for the two factors together , the risks appear greatest where very low and very high ( 35 and over ) maternal age combines with short birth intervals and where women over age 34 have children after intervals of 6 and more years . |
| 25 | In accepting this offer , they agree to buy a certain number of books or records over a specific period of time ( eg four books a year ) . |
| 26 | To be of any practical use , an object made from a polymeric material must be able to retain its shape when subjected to even small tensions or compressions over long periods of time . |
| 27 | Our own view is that the costs to the economy of insider trading exceed the benefits , but it seems to be impossible to quantify either costs or benefits over any period of time … |
| 28 | It was widely thought that discussions over his release had been the main obstacle in the talks between Meyer and Ramaphosa . |
| 29 | Game theory suggests that contests over oestrous females will be settled ‘ conventionally ’ , by the recognition of asymmetries such as ‘ owner versus rival ’ . |
| 30 | 14 April : The Mail reports that disagreements over the Labour leadership election ‘ are likely to see knives flash among top policymakers ’ . |