Example sentences of "to the [noun] over [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Far from Mr Atkins being considered the distant , unsympathetic figure depicted in the article , he has been a frequent visitor to the school over the past two years , giving support and advice to help us achieve our aims . |
| 2 | LORD TEBBIT vowed yesterday that the ‘ wretched ’ Maastricht treaty could still be defeated in the Commons , despite the setback to the Euro-rebels over the social chapter . |
| 3 | And the tally of crown successes over its opponents far outnumbers its few failures ; Douglases , Crichtons , Livingstones , Erskines , Gordons , Hamiltons and many other members of aristocratic families who lost out to the crown over a huge range of disputes , from the heights of violent conflict to the crown 's ability to beat off rival claimants to lands , would have been astonished by the belief of later historians that they were more powerful than the monarchy . |
| 4 | Having tried several adjustments to the system over the past 6 years , I hope this provides a format which will serve us for a good while into the future . |
| 5 | Gathering up the eiderdown and drawing it round his shoulders , Mungo tiptoed to the window over the cold lino . |
| 6 | In any event , relate the prevailing weather conditions to the conditions over the previous few days , and make your decision of if , or where , to fish on that basis . |
| 7 | But relations between the two clubs have remained good and two Derry players , Jonathan Speak and Gregory Kearney , have moved to the Showgrounds over the past year . |
| 8 | Other types of skin cancer are associated with continued exposure to the sun over a long period . |
| 9 | The Magistrate 's eye moved from one doctor to the other over the passive rows of tattered skeletons and he forgot for a moment that he was as thin and ragged as they were . |
| 10 | Yet the point of devolving power to provincial assemblies , central to the debate over the Tamil question , was to give these provinces some control over their own affairs . |
| 11 | Your article omits a further important strand to the debate over the past 15 years as to the optimal level of borrowing for firms . |
| 12 | ( The Regional Council already propose the upgrading of the towpath EAST of Wester Hailes , and of the short section from Calders Cres. to the aqueduct over the new city bypass , so eventually we shall have an almost continuous route to/from the city centre ) . |
| 13 | I once heard of a case where two dogs fought almost to the death over an empty sweet paper . |
| 14 | With regard to the contretemps over the connecting link between South Norwood and the Penge lines at Selby Road ( Tramway No. 20 ) , the Croydon Corporation Road Surveyor announced on 9 November , that he had now started work on this line by direct labour . |
| 15 | Sir David Nicholson retires from the Board this year and we thank him for his contribution to the Group over the past nine years . |
| 16 | The targets that we have set ourselves are clearly summarised ; so , too , is the substantial additional expenditure that we have given to the environment over the past year . |
| 17 | A weak sun was rising off to the east over the distant buildings and its pale light was filtering through the branches of the trees about him . |
| 18 | I remarked on what to me was exotic to the doctor over a hasty breakfast of coffee , bread and cheese . |
| 19 | Mr Shamir said he would stick to his promise not to make concessions to the Palestinians over the occupied territories . |
| 20 | Public opinion has shifted to the right over the past decade on one component of collectivism — nationalization — and in a more liberal direction on another , state provision of welfare and social policies ( for similar trends elsewhere , see below ) . |
| 21 | As a measure of the way British politics has strutted to the right over the past decade , the policies of the SNP are now considered radical , although they are broadly similar to those of the Heath school of one-nation Conservatism ! |
| 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 | Home news was preferred over foreign , new a about things familiar to the reader over the unfamiliar . |