Example sentences of "a [noun sg] over [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I knew I was courting disaster without a rope and partner on , so rushed around below the ice cliffs of the snout to see if I could force a route over the smooth slabs and close to the col . |
| 2 | Experiment 2 — A Trial over a Long Period |
| 3 | THE economy faces a severe slowdown and possibly a recession over the coming months . |
| 4 | In the dream , but not in memory , a mist rose a few feet above the surface of the water like a veil over a familiar face . |
| 5 | Without adding much to the defensive capabilities of the palace , these outworks succeeded in masking the original work of Shah Jehan ‘ like a veil over a beautiful bride , ’ as Dr Jaffery put it . |
| 6 | His brain drew a veil over the sickening consequences . |
| 7 | The food is dumpling-based , substantial , and it would be kinder to draw a veil over the indigenous wine lake . |
| 8 | The front-page story in the Star — JUDGE 'S MERCY : WIFE KILLED KINKY COPPER Sordid facts of sex life kept secret — told how the judge deliberately drew a veil over the last days of the victim , informing the court that the defendant went berserk after being subjected to ‘ abuse , violence and sexual perversions ’ . |
| 9 | I know next to nothing about wild flowers , and what little I do know I learnt largely when I was a pink-kneed " Boy Sprout " in Manchester and in order to pass some badge or other I had to be able to burn some dough on a stick over an open fire , make smoky porridge and recognise six kinds of trees and flowers from their leaves and blossoms . |
| 10 | Holiday-makers in Blackpool in the summer of 1919 queued in their thousands for the thrill of taking a joy-ride over the famous sands . |
| 11 | To me he seems to cast a blight over the whole day . ’ |
| 12 | A tramp named Frederick Redvers Johns described a man he saw throwing a parcel over a nearby railway bridge on the evening of 22 June . |
| 13 | They were quick to spot the first ripples of concern which have surged into a tide over the past year . |
| 14 | The fact that my attitude to this same suggestion underwent a change over the following days — indeed , that the notion of a trip to the West Country took an ever-increasing hold on my thoughts — is no doubt substantially attributable to — and why should I hide it ? — the arrival of Miss Kenton 's letter , her first in almost seven years if one discounts the Christmas cards . |
| 15 | It also has the added advantage that , by spreading a canopy over the on-board crane , a shelter can be made in which to sleep and cook when in harbour . |
| 16 | Taking advantage of the discretionary powers granted him by the tsar , he asked for a treaty guaranteeing Russia 's right to a protectorate over the Orthodox Christians of the Ottoman Empire . |
| 17 | Cook the minced beef in a saucepan over a high heat until browned . |
| 18 | His description of the recovery of a Hunter over a Swiss airshow served as another graphic reminder that a performance should emphasize the aircraft 's character but should utilize only the established skills of the pilot — and should never require his super-human efforts to get out of a situation . |
| 19 | From 1947 to 1950 there was a contest over the rival merits of enterprise agreements against collective industrial bargaining but the Densan precedent had the support of the US occupation , the Japanese state and local employers . |
| 20 | As seasonal temperatures cool , hot and cold air meet , forming a seal over the industrialised valley of the Bilina and Labe ( German Elbe ) rivers on the former border with East Germany . |
| 21 | He was quickly invited to play at court , where he delighted the king by playing at sight pieces by J C Bach , Abel , and ( George III 's favourite ) Handel ; playing brilliantly on the organ ; accompanying Queen Charlotte in an aria ; and improvising a melody over a Handelian bass . |
| 22 | The line is thus only arguably a pentad Over the 10-km square , a site count reveals 18 churches , 1 cross and 7 tumuli , mounds and earthworks . |
| 23 | Fred Crocombe went on to work for Boulton Paul Aircraft , and often reflected on how close he came to being one of those many aviator 's lost mysteriously without a trace over the wide expanse of the sea . |
| 24 | One wore a tattered summer dress in pink spotted cotton with double flounces , the other a pinafore over a checked blouse . |
| 25 | The relationship between the two concepts of range and amount is perhaps more complex than one might expect , for some local cases get sustained coverage in local newspapers but not get a mention in he nationals , while , on the other hand , some events get a mention over a large number of newspapers on one particular day but never get featured again . |
| 26 | This can happen while driving a car over a familiar route , and it can happen while reading predictable passages of text . |
| 27 | In Hungary he got his first win — by almost a lap over the entire field — and in Belgium last week he did it again , although not without some drama . |
| 28 | I 've seen him crying like a child over a dead baby he carried in . |
| 29 | Although the overall number of night visits increased sharply in the first year after the introduction of the contract ( for example , in Berkshire it rose by a half over the previous year p 762 ) , the absolute number of night visits made by the deputising service may have altered much less , without much cost saving . |
| 30 | 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 . |