Example sentences of "[noun] [am/are] [vb pp] over the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The WRU and its leading 18 clubs are deadlocked over the issue of leagues , with no sign of a thaw in the cold war between the two bodies which has gone on for two years . |
| 2 | To hold a large piping bag , grip it so that your fingers are curled over the front of the bag and the folded corner twisted between your thumb and index finger . |
| 3 | For ease , upper garments like a sweater or shirt are pulled over the head first , and the hemiplegic arm comes out of its sleeve last . |
| 4 | Otherwise , cleaning the room inevitably becomes more difficult as hairs are shed over the chair covers , and there is an increased risk of flea infestations . |
| 5 | Lewd songs are sung over the microphone … |
| 6 | Parents are divided over the decision to separate the children . |
| 7 | When initial appointments are made over the telephone , for instance if someone telephones to ask about vacancies , these should also be confirmed in writing . |
| 8 | When the blades are rolled over the pastry , they cut even slashes , which create the lattice effect . |
| 9 | Many 40-year-olds are considered over the hill these days , so what work can the oldies hope to get ? |
| 10 | Most figures are shown over the page , and pa in para two five , but they 're calculated in a different way . |
| 11 | If revised arrangements are made over the telephone , these , too , should be confirmed in writing . |
| 12 | Then clean the piece of glass really thoroughly , first washing and then drying it , either with a proper glass cloth so that no pieces of lint are spread over the surface , or using a proprietary glass cleaning product and a suitable cloth . |
| 13 | On the south side , conference rooms and boardrooms on two storeys are suspended over the kitchen/servery area . |
| 14 | Much tighter controls are needed over the use of technologies and procedures if health care costs are to be controlled . |
| 15 | The skeleton , whose hands are placed over the groin in one of the traditional attitudes of repose , is slightly proud of the shell ; hence the gable lid , resulting in a close-fitting coffin . |
| 16 | Although this was brought about by the Gulf War and the subsequent world recession , it is certainly now exacerbated by an unrestrained and reckless war of attrition in which dollars are hauled over the top of the grain of a few inches of market share . |
| 17 | Handles are fitted over the cylinder , both inside and out . |
| 18 | Ancient castles , burial chambers , ruins and churches are scattered over the area , highlighting the rich cultural heritage and providing a contrast to the golden sands , estuaries and wooded valleys . |
| 19 | The disk is round to subpentagonal ; covered with thickened skin ; no scales but granules are scattered over the surface which are more conspicuous in dried specimens ; disk diameter up to 20 mm . |
| 20 | Small granules are scattered over the surface some developed into low spinelets . |
| 21 | One large dome and two smaller ones with twisted columned drums are set over the narthex which has 12 columns to support them inside . |
| 22 | Suspicious of the ‘ two-tier ’ contracts used by some American carriers to drive down pay for all , strikes are threatened over the holiday weekend of May 28th . |
| 23 | Sometimes studio interviews are conducted over the air with an interviewer in London or Glasgow and the interviewee in Birmingham or Manchester . |
| 24 | The homes of this minority tribe are built over the water on stilts , its vegetable fields float on the lake 's surface and its fishermen propel their long narrow boats with a unique leg-rowing motion that has made them famous . |