Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] over the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The main areas of disagreement were over the economic control of aviation on the North Atlantic .
2 The gallery is over the front door .
3 The principal disagreement was over the maximum size of buffer stocks , affecting the extent to which cocoa could be " bought in " to defend a floor price in times of market surplus .
4 My room was over the back door and it squeaked like a murdered rat .
5 Generally top players cope with the fast , short delivery by moving back and across the crease or , as Graham Gooch , by standing his ground and putting the wight on the front foot so that the head is over the front knee .
6 The library was over the other side of the town .
7 In addition , where the contribution is payable from disposable income , the limits set out above apply strictly , whereas there is a discretion to permit the grant of a certificate even if the applicant 's disposable capital is over the financial eligibility limit .
8 Once the training is over the real learning process begins .
9 When pupillage is over the young barrister may join a local Bar instead of practising in London .
10 A new system is to be brought to Britain which will immobilise a car if the driver is over the legal alcohol limit .
11 When the patient is over the acute episode and begins recovery the insulin requirement usually decreases .
12 He accepted however that once this case was over the real hunt for more suitable accommodation would begin and by that time , at least , there could be the introduction of such a carer .
13 Government statistics indicate that during 1988 , there were around 850 fatalities and 20,000 casualties in accidents where a driver was over the legal blood alcohol limit ( 80mg/100ml ) .
14 If that van was over the other side it would be much better .
15 Tomorrow , once her mother was over the small operation , she would have to think again about what she 'd overheard .
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