Example sentences of "over [art] [adj] [noun sg] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Four men have presided over the Fifth Republic created in 1958 : its founder , Charles de Gaulle ( born 1890 , President 1958 — 69 ) ; Georges Pompidou ( 1911 ; 1969–74 ) ; Valery Giscard d'Estaing ( 1926 ; 1974–8 1 ) ; Francois Mitterrand ( 1916 ; 1981- ) . |
| 2 | basically the criteria is what is the most , how is it most sensibly dealt with , right , cos you do n't want a or somebody like that rushing all over the bleeding country going to Aberdeen one minute , Edinburgh the next |
| 3 | Then her breath was lost completely when Guy 's mouth left her throat and closed hotly over the tender peak cupped in his hand . |
| 4 | In comparison the er the the smallest projection put forward by Mr Thomas , would actually result in a twenty one percent decrease in building rates over that approved in the adopted adopted plan , and a thirty two percent increase over the actual rate experienced since nineteen eighty one . |
| 5 | Since the wires are stationary only the disc contributes to the e.m.f. , hence the integration over the closed path reduces to integration along the radius of the disc , yielding |
| 6 | Profits over the nine-month period fell by 34% to £633m . |
| 7 | Facing ever increasing numbers of Norse raids the Mages of Saphery draw a shroud of mists over the eastern sea approaches to Ulthuan . |
| 8 | People are also being asked to make their voices heard expressing concern over the possible cut to aid to the third world . |
| 9 | Talks between the ruling AP and the opposition MNR , CONDEPA and MBL , which had been convoked to resolve a political crisis which had arisen in November over the political role played by the Supreme court , many of whose members were linked with the MNR [ see pp. 37851-52 ] , broke down in March 1991 . |
| 10 | So much for the son 's manic triumph over the phallic mother symbolized by the arrogant domination and tree-felling exploits of Gilgamesh or the Amazon-slaying of the Greek heroes ; but what of the homosexual element in the situation to which I alluded earlier ? |
| 11 | THERE has been a considerable outcry from St Helens supporters over the eight-match ban imposed on the club 's Kiwi loose forward Shane Cooper two weeks ago . |
| 12 | In the act of sliding a hand lovingly up over the satin-smooth skin stretched over the hard muscles of his upper arm , Maria halted as fear of the future caught at her and her fingers dug violently into his flesh . |
| 13 | Therefore , three of the four documented deaths over the intervening period occurred in those who had survived for at least 5 years after surgery . |
| 14 | The number of ganglion cells was estimated by representing their distribution as mathematical functions and integrating numerically over the polygonal region demarcated by the four labelled sites , and over the remaining area of the retina . |
| 15 | To make an equivalent investment in one slice , rather than over the 15-year span recorded in this volume , would be an enormous burden . |
| 16 | A gold sword hilt from the temple at Mallia shows an acrobat performing a back somersault ( Figure 29 ) ; perhaps , as Professor Alexiou suggests ( undated , p. 49 ) , in reality this feat was performed over the self-same sword planted in the ground , point upwards . |
| 17 | They were made into medicines , perfumes and unguents by the Egyptian priests and priestesses who became so renowned for their skills that sages and physicians from all over the ancient world came to Egypt to study medicine and the Mysteries . |
| 18 | He was started on intravenous amiodarone at a rate of 300 mg over the first hour followed by 900 mg over the next 24 hours . |
| 19 | We may note from Table 9.6(a) that equity financing never exceeded 34 per cent of the total , indeed the primary sources of finance have been bank advances and ‘ other ’ ( Euroloans etc. ) over the entire period covered by the table . |
| 20 | Positive reform consisted first in introducing an actio in rem for the benefit of all legatees and beneficiaries of trusts ; and second in introducing a tacit hypothec over the entire property left to them . |
| 21 | The decision to provide free waste collection reflects the government 's concern over the environmental damage caused by the discharges . |
| 22 | Example 2:16 Exceptions and reservations Excepting and reserving to the landlord : ( 1 ) Easement rights and privileges over the demised property corresponding to those expressly granted to the tenant over the other parts of the building ( 2 ) The right to build on develop deal with use any adjoining or neighbouring property retained by the landlord in such manner as he thinks fit even though the amenity of the demised property or the access of light or air thereto may be lessened thereby and without making any compensation to the tenant ( 3 ) The right at reasonable times and on reasonable notice ( except in emergency ) to enter the demised property for the purposes of ( i ) inspecting the condition and state of repair thereof ; ( ii ) carrying out any works ( whether of repair or otherwise ) for which the landlord or the tenant is liable under this lease ( iii ) carrying out any works ( whether of repair or otherwise ) to any property adjoining the demised property or to any party structure sewer drain or other thing used by the tenant in common with others ( iv ) measuring testing or valuing the demised property ( including the right to take samples of materials and to open up parts of the demised property which would otherwise be inaccessible ) but making good any damage caused by such an entry ( 4 ) The right for the landlord and the other tenants of the building to pass through the demised property in case of fire or other emergency Example 2:17 Definition of service pipes ' " service pipe " means any pipe , drain , sewer , flue , duct , gutter , wire , cable , optic fibre , conduit , channel or other means of passage or transmission of water , soil , gas , air , smoke , electricity , light , information or other matter and all ancillary equipment or structures |
| 23 | Ecclesiastics from all over the Christian world trained in Ireland . |
| 24 | His thumb slid over the swelling mound outlined beneath the silk , trailed over the ripening bud at its centre . |
| 25 | Fly over the solitary rock washed by the glacial tears of sorrow , let there be at your passing , a radiant beam over the gloomy solitary rock . |
| 26 | Over the seven-year period covered by the reviews , that critical equation had produced a state of equilibrium . |
| 27 | However , Lord Justice Lloyd , presiding over the latest appeal hearing at the Central Criminal Court in London , said that in the light of fresh evidence , which had become available since the previous hearing , their appeals would be allowed . |
| 28 | He also said that the Prince and Princess of Wales would not make a planned visit to China in November ‘ so long as those responsible for the atrocities over the past weekend remain in control of the Chinese government ’ . |
| 29 | But the approach used has considerable advantage in principle over the cruder system used for educational deprivation , since there is an attempt to relate expenditure needs directly to deprivation indicators , rather than adoption of an ad hoc procedure with little justification other than expediency . |
| 30 | Having closed the thin curtains , he tiptoed over the cold lino to undress on the bedside rug . |