Example sentences of "the [noun] over [art] [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jimmy Hamilton was Palace 's regular centre-half for six seasons and appeared in the defence over the period of eight Football League campaigns between 1923–24 and 1930–31 . |
| 2 | Since the water had to be raised to the top of the acropolis over a distance of a kilometre , this saved the construction of an aqueduct 100 feet high over this long distance . |
| 3 | Twoflower looked worriedly at the wizard over the top of his strange seeing-lenses . |
| 4 | Even before unity day last October 3rd , the euphoria over the fall of the Berlin Wall had evaporated and new friction was emerging between the two Germanies . |
| 5 | Where the fund of damages is likely to be substantial , including future nursing costs and the like as well as loss of earnings , an accountant 's evidence can help the court to decide the multiplier , as well as the multiplicand , for example in the case of a one-man business where the accountant has been concerned with the accounts over a number of years and is in a position to give an expert opinion as to the future prospects of the business . |
| 6 | The sentence over the exemption of the abbey was given by the pope himself in his consistory and Thomas of Marlborough , who had appeared as proctor for the abbey , fainted for joy . |
| 7 | We , when we introduced the community care element , looking at the budget earlier in the day , we did also refer to the Audit Commission report on that , and again it is quite clear from the Audit Commission report , that it remains a government expectation that we will continue to review our provision , that we will compare it as is done in this paper , with others and particularly the independent sector , and an expectation that we will rationalize where necessary , and hence the proposals over the period of time , that are in your budget package for reviewing and rationalizing only . |
| 8 | It 's only the one that 's got like the bit over the top of it . |
| 9 | As I scrubbed away at my remaining teeth I reflected upon the number of obituaries of men in their early sixties which I 'd read in The Times over the course of the past few weeks , and I wondered whether the Great Reaper was running a special line in the age group for some divine , mysterious end , and if so , I thought , I might be next , and then they 'd be sorry . |
| 10 | They were sitting in the kitchen over a cup of tea . |
| 11 | The remaining two divisions did involve a significant breach of party lines — the division over the disqualification of the Duke of Queensberry from voting in the election of Scottish representative peers in 1709 , and the division on the motion disabling the Duke of Hamilton as an hereditary British peer in 1711 . |
| 12 | Nylon bristles are not to be recommended because they are likely to create static electricity in the coat and may actually damage the hair over a period of time . |
| 13 | Observers noted that Shevardnadze 's appointment was an attempt to reassure the West over the splintering of foreign policy into republican units , with the attendant worries over nuclear weapons and the co-ordination of foreign aid . |
| 14 | She was followed soon afterwards by Dr Greenaway , the BDA 's President who had rendered magnificent service to the Association over a period of thirty years . |
| 15 | They painted a picture of Mr X as a really bright cookie — bright enough not only to run a crooked merchant bank , but to pull the wool over the eyes of the psychologists . |
| 16 | True , the way in which the general electorate pulled the wool over the eyes of pollsters , even exit pollsters , suggests sophistication is no long-er the exclusive prerogative of MPs . |
| 17 | ‘ It boggles my mind that everyone thinks they can pull the wool over the eyes of a company that 's had 30 years experience in dicking rock bands . |
| 18 | ‘ Public relations , ironically , has always had a poor image as being peopled by professional manipulators intent on pulling the wool over the eyes of a gullible public by misleading the media . ’ |
| 19 | From Nirex 's new timetable it is clear that the lab has very little to do with rigorous scientific investigation and everything to do with pulling the wool over the eyes of [ local ] people . " |
| 20 | The foreman had naturally hit the roof over the loss of thirty minutes ' production , which would pull down his departmental output and efficiency target and had roundly reprimanded the shop steward for taking such unauthorised action without first bringing the alleged safety hazard to his attention , in line with normal company standard practice . |
| 21 | Just as important is the talk over a cup of tea at the end when members share common problems . |
| 22 | The Manor was an important landmark during the annual and ancient custom called the ‘ perambulation of Purton ’ , during Rogation Tide in May , when a large procession , headed by the clergyman , would beat the bounds over a period of two days . |
| 23 | The results displayed in Fig. 3.14 show that these subjects continued to orient to the light over the course of 16 ten-trial sessions . |
| 24 | Itzhak Shamir , the Prime Minister and Likud leader , announced at the end of a Cabinet meeting on Dec. 31 that he was dismissing Weizmann from the Cabinet , claiming that Weizmann had maintained contacts with the PLO over a period of time . |
| 25 | In July 1990 , in response to the uncertainty over the future of US bases in the Philippines , Brunei joined Singapore in offering the USA the option of operating its forces from Brunei . |
| 26 | This led to complex debate between the USA and the Soviet Union about what the terms of the treaty really meant , and to acrimonious dispute between the US Congress and the President over the meaning of various key phrases . |
| 27 | Some of the time the Germans at one end of the stadium were hearing the French translation , while their own language was floating with the wind over the top of the stadium and down to Lake Geneva . |
| 28 | The rural development centre CEPROR ( Centro de Romocion Rural ) ran special courses for young women , Sister Asuncion , who was in charge of the programme over a period of two years ( 1975–7 ) , helped train approximately 2.000 young women in community work . |
| 29 | the basis of the defence is the absence of any control by the defendant over the acts of a stranger on his land and therefore the nature of the stranger 's conduct is irrelevant . |
| 30 | MR Ladislav Adamec , the Czechoslovak Prime Minister , threatened to quit last night , as hard bargaining continued for a second day with the opposition over the shape of the new government . |