Example sentences of "[to-vb] a [noun] over [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Control of the terms chosen for the headings list ( what is technically called the " thesaurus " ) is of crucial importance if the coordinate index is to attempt to provide a service over the whole field of knowledge , and if it is to provide the depth of service that is technically feasible . |
| 2 | Within the broad cooperative movement existed the Women 's Cooperative Guild , an organisation that was to exert an influence over the political alignment of working-class women in the interwar period quite disproportionate to its numerical size . |
| 3 | To me he seems to cast a blight over the whole day . ’ |
| 4 | The food is dumpling-based , substantial , and it would be kinder to draw a veil over the indigenous wine lake . |
| 5 | This is a common reaction to the effect of the remedy and you should wait and expect to see an improvement over the next few minutes or an hour or so depending on how severe the illness is . |
| 6 | Under these circumstances , the task of a fire brigade is a very difficult one , since on arrival they have to fight a fire over a large vertical height , from a very constricted position at floor level , at the base of the racking . |
| 7 | In order to persuade the company 's existing members to sell their shares , it will be necessary for the bidder to offer a premium over the current stock market price . |
| 8 | Added to these costs , a bidder will have to pay a premium over the current market value of the target 's shares of anything up to fifty per cent in order to gain control . |
| 9 | Very few court orders , whereby the husband is to take a charge over the former matrimonial home , contain details of the specific provisions to be contained in such charge . |
| 10 | If the husband is to take a mortgage over the former matrimonial home , then , following usual conveyancing practice , his solicitors should draft and submit this to the wife 's solicitors . |
| 11 | Er the three options were joint authorities er this would mean er unitary authorities within an area joining together and forming some sort of er joint committee arrangements and joint staffing arrangements to prepare a plan over a wider area . |
| 12 | ‘ No one 's going to throw a fit over the occasional visitor and a fortnightly van . ’ |