Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [vb -s] over the [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Of the water which remains , part sinks or infiltrates into the ground and the remainder flows over the ground surface . |
| 2 | When the boom comes over the top of the boat then you can change sides , sit on the new side , straighten up the tiller and you 're sailing away again . |
| 3 | Vesuvius , which is only about ten kilometres from the centre of Naples and in one of the most densely populated areas of Italy , has an irregular cycle of eruptions with twenty-five to thirty years of quiet being followed by a major outburst , when a great plume of dust and ash from the volcano rises over the city , reaching many kilometres into the air . |
| 4 | None the less , the President presides over the Conseil des Ministres ( the Cabinet ) and is responsible for determining the main outlines of policy while reserving certain areas almost exclusively for himself ( especially defence and foreign policy ) . |
| 5 | To watch the glider duels over the al-Kazara ? |
| 6 | This typically increases the control the experimenter has over the situation , however , the results of these studies have been much more varied . |
| 7 | The judge goes over the dog and then assesses him on the move , at the end of which the dog receives a written critique and a grading , which is symbolized by different coloured ribbons : red for first , blue for second and yellow for third . |
| 8 | Parents can be asked to keep a detailed record of what exactly the child eats over the course of a day or if possible a week . |
| 9 | Make sure the bar goes OVER the needles , sponge side facing down and push from one end to the other . |
| 10 | The end of the bar drops over the pivot , and the cutting tool is advanced as the sphere is shaped . |
| 11 | Economy is a measure of how much the product costs over the period of use with regard to the performance achieved . |
| 12 | ‘ From the windows ’ wrote Johnson , ‘ the eye wanders over the sea that separates Scotland from Norway , and when the winds beat with violence must enjoy all the terrifick grandeur of the tempestuous ocean . |
| 13 | ‘ Now if , instead of having a single interface between the two liquids , you emulsify the two ( like oil and vinegar in French dressing ) the reaction occurs over the surface of each suspended droplet , creating a capsule . ’ |
| 14 | The dowser uses some kind of indicator , such as a twig , metal rods , or a pendulum to show the presence or absence of archaeological features as the dowser walks over the ground . |
| 15 | Extraction with alcohol is a third method , when the solvent trickles over the plant material , is collected and then distilled to leave the oil as a solid material . |
| 16 | But that just by where the bridge comes over the top , there used to be a a field belonging to 's . |
| 17 | As the spirit of the Code prevails over the letter , the General Principles are particularly relevant where a situation is not specifically covered by a rule or a note . |
| 18 | As the debate intensifies over the BBC 's Charter — virtually its right to broadcast — which is up for renewal in 1996 , a younger chairman is needed to take the corporation into the next century , critics say , but Mr Hussey was tightlipped as he flew in from Hong Kong . |
| 19 | Gordon Kirk 's chapter ( 1.1 ) points to the variable controls over the curriculum from the centre that marked earlier historical periods ; the post-war tradition that curriculum matters were largely the subject of professional decision-making and the gradual reassertion of central influence and control over the curriculum since the mid-1970s . |
| 20 | In times when there is moderate inflation a fixed rent means that the real cost of the lease decreases over the period of the lease . |
| 21 | As the sky lowers over the dust and soothes the hard-packed clay |
| 22 | a wind tunnel is where they put this , put the car in stands and they blow air at it , and they little smoke trails that show how the air travels over the car . |
| 23 | Corporatism differs from pluralism in its interpretation of the role of interest groups by stressing the control which the state exerts over the selection of groups to be incorporated into the policy-making process . |
| 24 | A short mile further on , the road passes over the stream , Ais Gill , issuing from the impressive limestone confines of White Kirk , hidden by the railway viaduct and unseen and unsuspected from the road which continues uneventfully down the valley and arrives at the compact little community of Outhgill . |
| 25 | It conjures up images of the old Nimble bread adverts with the girl in the balloon , or the bit in The Snowman where the kid flies over the coast . |
| 26 | Finally , at five past eight , the message comes over the radio from the van : ‘ They 're out . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ It 's a bit of an aphrodisiac apparently , ’ I explained — ‘ which is tremendously useful when you 've just done a two-and-a-half hour show , driven 45 minutes home , eaten a baked potato the size of a human foot , scrubbed off two layers of greasepaint , nose shading , violet eyeshadow and seemingly permanent mascara , brushed one and a half cans of lacquer off the split ends , flossed the gums , massaged the bridgework , popped the ear plugs over the acupuncture needle , put the airplane mask over the anti-ageing eye cream and — pièce de lack of résistance — applied the ‘ Tonic Bust ’ to prevent anything descending further south during the night . |
| 28 | As the City ponders over the future of the Canary Wharf development , many are wondering whether the bankers to the project , which include Barclays Bank , might look to the Hong Kong-based company as a white knight . |
| 29 | The problem arises over the interpretation of the concept of welfare , or the child 's best interests , and of other concepts much used in child care practice , such as ‘ neglect ’ , ‘ ill-treatment ’ or being ‘ in moral danger ’ . |
| 30 | But it 's when the screen closes over the keyboard that things get interesting . |