Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] over [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After substituting strong infantry guards at the fords , in place of the cavalry-men , almost the entire Scots mounted force formed up and rode off , in companies , southwards , up the long hill of Scremerston Brae , to disappear eventually over the ridge into deeper Northumberland . |
| 2 | Well we try to span right over the range of science . |
| 3 | After such a spoilt dreamy flight it is hard not to trample carelessly over the end of the night shift . |
| 4 | Stephen , you do n't want to leave all over the kitchen like that , it 's really . |
| 5 | As he became a monk at Christ Church as a preliminary , it looks as though Cnut did not feel able to ride roughshod over the church of Canterbury . |
| 6 | Mr Hurd denied in the Commons that the Government was planning to ride roughshod over the will of the Parliament . |
| 7 | The Beer Orders have allowed brewers to ride roughshod over the intention of the Monopolies and Mergers Commission to lower beer prices , allow greater competition and greater choice for customers . |
| 8 | At a joint conference in Ottawa , Canada , on Feb. 12-13 the 16 NATO and seven Warsaw Pact Foreign Ministers agreed to the basic elements of a plan under which unarmed military or civilian reconnaissance aircraft from each bloc would be allowed to fly legally over the territory of the other [ for January 1990 Open Skies test flight see p. 37201 ] . |
| 9 | If your dog fails to respond readily over a period of time , it will be worthwhile having its hearing checked by a veterinarian . |
| 10 | In reality , the increased diversity of schools will exacerbate the differences between them , creating a pool of ‘ residual schools ’ unpopular with ambitious parents and the refuge of those too preoccupied with their own difficulties to ponder much over the quality of education provided for their children . |
| 11 | ‘ When I do go out somewhere special I like to go completely over the top in the glamour stakes — different hairdo , glittery accessories and high heels ’ |
| 12 | It tends to happen gradually over a period of time . |
| 13 | The legal adviser helps to negotiate the firm 's contracts ( and may have to travel all over the world in order to do so ) , keeps it right on matters of company law and employment law , pilots takeovers , etc. , and may , on a wider front , advise on what is proper conduct within a system of self-regulation adopted within the industry by means of a Code of Practice . |
| 14 | By intensifying and controlling his livestock and introducing arable crops , the farmer must plan carefully to ensure that the natural cycle of return continues to operate evenly over the whole of his land . |