Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [prep] [art] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The new information adds fuel to the debate over applications by the power generators to keep secret details of their fuels used , and the emissions resulting , on the grounds of commercial confidentiality . |
| 2 | Melt chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water . |
| 3 | There was n't a working shower and I had to clean off my make-up with cold-cream and by splashing water from the sink over myself . |
| 4 | Professional architects , town planners and students have made use of the collection over the years , but the new display will be used for a much wider educational programme for primary and secondary schools . |
| 5 | I fear that I may not be able to take part in the debate as I intend to cause trouble for the Government over Oxleas wood , which is in my constituency and that of the hon. Member for Woolwich ( Mr. Cartwright ) , but I hope that my hon. Friend will regard my support as being with him throughout the debate . |
| 6 | The move , disclosed by health chiefs , is likely to create controversy after the outcry over school league tables . |
| 7 | Erm , whilst those credit approvals do bring reimbursement to the council over time , the equivalent amount to grant in broad terms . |
| 8 | The early part of 1992 had seen controversy within the government over policy and the government 's composition . |
| 9 | I shall want a met forecast for the weather over the whole of Western Europe . |
| 10 | Certain authorities , originally identified by Sir Geoffrey Howe as potential recipients of enterprise zones in the 1980 Budget speech — notably Sheffield and Wolverhampton — were unable to reach agreement with the Treasury over this issue , and were thus not granted zones . |
| 11 | I breakfast quickly , drinking several cups of tea , knowing that in this wind I need to avoid dehydration on the grind over the pass . |
| 12 | First , Leconte demolished Sampras in straight sets before teaming with Guy Forget to administer defeat in the doubles over the American pairing of Ken Flach and Robert Seguso . |
| 13 | The mercy of unconsciousness was denied him ; as one of the men slapped him while the other threw water from the tap over him , also tugging his hair in an effort to bring him round . |
| 14 | Mahogany doors , mahogany banisters , fretted mahogany in an arch over the landing . |
| 15 | In past years erm in the British Isles especially with the British Met Office , we 've only been able really to study part of the atmosphere over the northern hemisphere . |
| 16 | The adjoining bathroom was equally clean and ready for use , with towels on a rail , and razor and shaving brush on a shelf over the basin . |
| 17 | Knighted in June 1641 , as late as December he urged consultation with the king over suppression of the Irish rebellion . |
| 18 | There 's nothing wrong with these children at Eastcombe Primary School in Gloucestershire — one of 111 schools which took part in the project over the last 3 years . |
| 19 | Then the Orders came out — they took action against the policeman over this and the police got into trouble . |
| 20 | Plodding away on the ground with our instruments and synoptic charts , we were not really aware of the significance and desperation of the events taking place in the skies over western Europe . |
| 21 | Intense preparations for the seventh congress of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam ( CPV ) continued amid reports that an acrimonious debate was taking place within the party over economic and political policy . |
| 22 | Soft ground would put stamina at a premium over the twelve furlongs , and doubts about Sir Ivor 's getting the trip contributed to Piggott 's tactics . |
| 23 | This consensual relationship was revealed in the remarkable absence of overt conflict and the high degree of union co-operation in the major changes in employment and working practices that have taken place on the railways over the past decades ( Hyman and Elger 1981 ) . |
| 24 | Many visitors to Quainton Road expressed surprise at the amount of change that has taken place at the Centre over the last few years . |
| 25 | The very large collections of rocks , minerals and fossils from many parts of the world demonstrate the succession of changes that have taken place throughout the Earth over the vast span of geological time . |
| 26 | Tell me , what are the changes that have taken place in the University over the past few years ? |
| 27 | Paul Marsh , Chairman of the Property and Commercial Services Committee of the Council , said today ‘ The strategy reflects the enormous changes which have taken place in the profession over the last three years and the absolute need for firms of solicitors large or small to provide legal services to the public in the form which the public want those services supplied . ’ |
| 28 | We used to play marbles in the alley-way together , and sail paper boats down the gutter when it rained , and we 'd spent all our hot summers together playing rounders on the field over the railway line and helping with the donkey-rides on the beach . |
| 29 | 1802 Resumed consideration of the Bridge over the river at Duich , the enclosure of the burying ground at Kilneave and at Kilmeny . |
| 30 | A Clwyd health authority spokesman said about 30 GP practices were being asked to contact people who had received surgery at the hospital over the past ten months . |