Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun] over a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The flames from hundreds of eruptions had once furnace-fashioned this valley and left it with rocks precariously dangling on steep hills , scattered warningly across the path , uncertainly wedged , it seemed , against the few huts which passed for homes over an ill-repaired double span of bridge which crossed the stream feeding the lake . |
| 2 | This assumption may be relaxed to a certain extent by allowing for tenure over a specified number of ( exogenously chosen ) periods ( see NN ) or for random terminations ( see Lancaster and Chesher , 1983 ) . |
| 3 | Many men and women are employed under contracts of employment which provide for transfers over a wide area . |
| 4 | It is worth recalling that in Section 3.3 the analogous question was addressed for transport over a curved surface . |
| 5 | The Whig and Tory groupings had come into existence over a particular crisis , and although that crisis was not about just one issue — Exclusion — it was the case that the parties polarised over how they thought the crisis could be resolved . |
| 6 | Evacuees were dispersed to billets over a wide area : for example , London children were spread from Land 's End to the Wash , under 476 billeting authorities and 73 education authorities . |
| 7 | Also yesterday , a UN spokesman said UN peace-keepers had protested to Yugoslavia over an amphibious exercise by its troops on a Serb-held part of Croatia . |
| 8 | We agree that in broad terms the mean number of heterosexual partners reported by men must be equal to the mean number reported by women over a specified time interval in a closed population . |
| 9 | He added that the electorates of UN member States might be unwilling to see their young men die in Ireland over a sustained period . |
| 10 | It was built in brick over a long period ; the east end dates from the ninth century and the west from the tenth and eleventh while the vaults are mainly twelfth century . |
| 11 | FIREBALL : A cargo-carrying jumbo jet exploded in mid-air over a densely-populated suburb of Amsterdam and smashed into apartment blocks |
| 12 | He was fastidious about his hair , which he grew long and lacquered in place over a balding pate . |
| 13 | He obtained the second by pretending to trip over an unseen obstacle , which inadvertently threw him against the foreman , knocking him to the ground and depositing his daily schedule papers all over the floor . |
| 14 | To do this , the astronomers analysed observations of Supernova 1987A made by IUE over a three-year period . |
| 15 | The haul up the corrie takes you to the first peak , Tom na Gruagaich , from where you must drop down and follow the ridge to the summit of Beinn Alligin , and although that 's where we packed it in , the walk could continue along a stunning ridge to cross the famous horns of Alligin , two pointy crags that stand like gateposts over a terrifying gully . |
| 16 | Turning onto finals over a wood-storage factory under the approach , the rattly , misfiring old JAP caused one or two upturned faces as I throttled back and descended , sounding like an aerial vintage motorcycle , towards the grass runway at about 60 kts , reducing to 50 over the threshold . |
| 17 | He wheeled round , and dimly Merrill registered lean height immaculate in dark blue ; then , at closer range , a taut design of no-nonsense features , dark eyebrows drawn in impatience over a straight , imperious nose . |
| 18 | The good thing about the airlift was that pilots had clear visibility all the way into Tabubil — a rare happening in an area where rain is often measured in feet over a 24-hour period . |
| 19 | You know , moaning about these blokes like the postman going on strike over a seven per cent rise . |
| 20 | To illustrate the problem , and explain why he saw the whole business in gladiatorial terms as a contest resulting in victory over a subdued female Nature , one that became the opposite of what it seemed , docile and yielding instead of cold and repelling , he invoked the example of Shakespeare . |
| 21 | Given all the momentous developments in the environmental sphere that are taking place on the world stage , with which I 'm sure you are involved , I hope you wo n't mind me asking for help over an irritating little problem which is nonetheless of importance to UK environment groups . |
| 22 | This theorem , proved for algebras over an arbitrary field , was extended by Artin in 1927 to more general rings . |
| 23 | Taxing all health in-surance benefits provided by employers over a basic insurance package would reduce some inequities at the high end while producing revenues to help small employers and self employed workers to buy insurance . |
| 24 | Britain is protesting to Germany over a planned mission to Baghdad by former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt . |
| 25 | It is understood the airline could face fines and costs totalling more than £300,000 in connection with the case which relates to events over a six-year period from 1981 . |
| 26 | First we see , in piano , unmistakable dots over ( ex.2b ) , where the theme returns in forte : here we see the crotchets in all instruments , followed by dots over a clear strokes to indicate emphatic forcefulness. similarly gentle descending passage of the first violins . |
| 27 | The printed edition would be issued in fascicles over a limited period of time . |
| 28 | Get talking to people over a few drinks ; you 're better than me at that sort of thing . ’ |
| 29 | A MADCAP millionaire who lives in a run-down cottage has been taken to court over an unpaid poll tax bill — for FIVE PENCE . |
| 30 | Records may have to be kept for reference over a long period of time and therefore they must be adequately protected . |