Example sentences of "in [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sun is arisen and is breaking forth in splendour over the Christian Church ( which is founded on a rock ) dispersing the clouds of night and illuminating , with his new-born light the benighted land . |
| 2 | increase in income over the period 1979 to 1988 . |
| 3 | However in practice deterioration of stock inevitably sets in , through a variety of factors : original errors or omissions in selection ( for the reasons suggested above ) ; poor control of withdrawals and replacements ; fluctuations in funding over a period of years ; fluctuations in demand caused by changes in the constituency , or changes in their needs . |
| 4 | These four traditions have varied in eminence over time and Van Til argues that the claims on the curriculum are no longer based on a single source — a conclusion in line with the Munn Report . |
| 5 | According to this understanding , people who make vows of celibacy are somehow standing in judgement over those who do not . |
| 6 | In the 1980s payments of this kind , and for related royalties and patents , have come to equal about 40 per cent of the income in dividends which accrues to foreign investors and they are usually given priority in payment over dividends . |
| 7 | That many of today 's church musicians seem to be unfamiliar with developments in hymnody over the last thirty years is noted as significant by the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland . |
| 8 | Walking silently and in stealth over the harsh grass I remembered all the things an English gentlewoman should n't do , and the thing my mother had done . |
| 9 | The division of labour and social collectivities : changes in progress over the 1960s |
| 10 | I suggested that the latter point could be explained in part by reference to the change in the social composition of the electorate which had been in progress over the '60s . |
| 11 | In continuation of the policy of decentralization in progress over the past few years , Prime Minister Edith Cresson announced on Nov. 7 that the École Nationale d'Administration ( ENA ) , the elite civil service school , was to be transferred from Paris to Strasbourg by 2000 to strengthen links with Europe . |
| 12 | Negotiations were still in progress over the division of the Fleet , with Ukraine , Russia and Georgia all demanding a share . |
| 13 | Just ask yourself — what value is Blackwomen 's lives in a world in chaos over money , over war , over patriarchy ? |
| 14 | and there 's a white one coming in look over the end of the jetty there |
| 15 | City : Trafalgar House caught in wrangle over Expo bill |
| 16 | Candidates in wrangle over training funds Darlington training groups could be forced to pull out of a government scheme because of a lack of funds , the town 's Labour 's candidate predicted this week . |
| 17 | It 's due in orbit over there sometime now . |
| 18 | The transport of sulphates over long distances can lead to reductions in visibility over extensive areas and at locations distant from pollution sources . |
| 19 | Railway buffs have watched in horror over the years as the office crumbled into an eyesore . |
| 20 | The Rural Development Commission expects 100,000 job losses in agriculture over the next decade and 50,000 associated redundancies because of CAP reform . |
| 21 | Instead , place cotton wool soaked in remover over each nail , hold for a few seconds then life off . |
| 22 | Archbishop in storm over contraception |
| 23 | Downing Street hits back in storm over VAT ’ . |
| 24 | A report from south Yorkshire shows a decline in seroprevalence over the past 20 years with only 9.0% of women aged 16–40 being seropositive in 1988–90 . |
| 25 | There had been a staggering decrease in difficulty over a century in the largest Swedish daily , Dagens Nyheter , which roughly corresponded to the difference between children 's books and adult literature . |
| 26 | The government was also in difficulty over payments on its foreign debt , estimated at US$6,000 million . |
| 27 | The plaintiff will still have to make the necessary amendments to his statement of claim and , if he has left it this late to do so , may well find himself in difficulty over costs if the action has to be stood out or adjourned because the defendant has not been given adequate notice . |
| 28 | Baker had previously come under heavy attack in parliament over the escape from Brixton Prison in July of two suspected members of the Irish Republican Army [ see p. 38356 ] , over the introduction of legislation related to dangerous dogs , and over the outbreak of inner-city rioting in August-September [ see p. 38445 ] . |
| 29 | In the past , if a government lost a vote in Parliament over a major policy issue like the Maastricht treaty , it automatically resigned and called a general election . |
| 30 | Yes , Jossom , you 've been in parliament over there . |