Example sentences of "[prep] the [noun pl] over [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is intense rivalry between the yards over future Trident submarine overhauls and other work for the Royal Navy , amid fears that one of the sites may face eventual closure . |
| 2 | He was lying on the large double bed with the first of the ice-packs over one side of his face . |
| 3 | It is the peculiar human ability to re-organize and re-describe and re-evaluate from novel points of view that makes for the superiority of the consultants over any set of bibliographical instruments , as well as the human ability to recognize a question as misconceived or stupid . |
| 4 | I 've put some of the bricks over one side , so that 'll eliminate getting rid of one side of them . |
| 5 | Mastery of the skies over large parts of Germany had already passed to the allies in 1942 , and heavy raids , chiefly by the Royal Air Force , had been carried out on cities mainly in northern and north-western Germany ( Hamburg , Lübeck , Rostock , Cologne , Essen , Bremen , and others ) . |
| 6 | First , the existence of the plateaux over appreciable ranges of Vg ( Figure 2 ) does not match preconceived ideas for quantised motion . |
| 7 | Despite the doubts over this study , the idea of ‘ Meadow 's syndrome ’ has become a popular one , especially among those doctors who are sceptical of food intolerance generally . |
| 8 | Abroad , Reagan took a tough line in bargaining with the Russians over nuclear weapons and warned the Soviet Union against interference in Poland ( CORE , pp. 95–6 ) . |
| 9 | He claimed that Britain and other leading European powers are at odds with the Germans over crucial aspects of the European Commission code on community take-overs . |
| 10 | It may be that Britain has overemphasised the potential benefits of free trade ; that she has actually benefited from the protectionist philosophy which permeates the EEC ; that being a member of a cohesive new power bloc is what has counted ; that the ‘ fight ’ with the Americans over agricultural matters is a case in point ; that had she been on her own , Britain would have been trampled over by her cousins on the other side of the Atlantic . |
| 11 | His father quarrelled with the Colonels over some detail of graft . |
| 12 | At the same time his pathological detestation of ‘ popery ’ guaranteed that he would vote with the Whigs over great questions of policy , such as the Hanoverian succession and the war with France . |
| 13 | Under the settlement , the government agreed to allow mineworkers to present alternative proposals and promised thorough discussions with the unions over planned tax increases . |
| 14 | With a change in the rules over foreign ownership of domestic airlines now likely ( see main story ) , there may soon be more bidders . |
| 15 | In the debates over proposed changes to the criminal law , politicians continued to argue that to speak about sex was to corrupt . |
| 16 | Britain in the pits over strategic metals |
| 17 | Plodding away on the ground with our instruments and synoptic charts , we were not really aware of the significance and desperation of the events taking place in the skies over western Europe . |
| 18 | Even assaults on the Unionists over alleged cases of discrimination could rebound . |
| 19 | The processes of rethinking and reorganization set in motion by the scandals over unprotected children were slow and painful . |
| 20 | The desert pavement is a thin crust of smooth pebbles which , if disturbed , allows the dust and sands just below the surface to be blown by the winds over large distances . |