Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] over [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may prefer the flexibility over hours this offers , but you should weigh the pros and cons regarding working for an NHS employer and sickness pay , holiday pay , pension , study leave and so on . |
| 2 | It is extraordinary that the Labour party is planning that widows , for example , should enjoy no discount over households full of wage earners . |
| 3 | To do this , we must perform the sum over histories for all possible Euclidean space-times that have no boundary . |
| 4 | That looks good for us … we should get the nod over hillsboro and/or newcastle . |
| 5 | The potatoes could cast an eye over Jean-Paul Sartre and reshape their destiny : no more chips in her house , non , non , my dear , pommes frites . |
| 6 | Rubin , the designers of all Soviet nuclear submarines , says leakage of plutonium from corroded nuclear torpedoes is not expected to start until 1995 or 1996 , but when it starts strong currents could disperse the contamination over distances of up to 100 kilometres . |
| 7 | People had to get out and they 'd turn the bus over time and time . |
| 8 | The legislature would have a veto over appointments to key Cabinet posts , including that of Prime Minister , but would be subordinate to the President and would have little influence over economic policy . |
| 9 | And of course people who had metals would have an advantage over groups who did not know how to produce metal . |
| 10 | The project will analyse the distribution over households of various indicators of living standards . |
| 11 | Many punters will convince themselves that College Chapel will reverse the form over Haydock 's extra furlong , but Vincent O'Brien 's Royal Ascot winner has shown his best form on a soft surface and , barring an unexpected downpour , will not encounter those conditions here . |
| 12 | If Gooch is dropped then there will be plenty of debate over his replacement as captain and it may be that Gatting 's experience will gain the vote over Stewart , though I would not completely discount Moxon . |
| 13 | The BSC will retrospectively censor the output of all mainland TV stations , but will have no jurisdiction over programmes beamed in by satellite from abroad . |
| 14 | Properly taken , it can gain the edge over competitors ; open up a new market ; lead to improved profit performance . |
| 15 | There are people who can pull the wool over peoples ' eyes . |
| 16 | So if they run fast enough , they 'll run into its jaws , and Bishop Jon can say a prayer over Cathail . |