Example sentences of "[verb] not [vb infin] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | America 's first hostile bids did not go over the heads of the managers , but that did not make them friendly . |
| 2 | Chapman did not score over the three games and that was probably the biggest single practical reason — among many — why we did so well . |
| 3 | He was a loquacious and precocious boy , drinking double brandies at the age of eighteen — a habit which did not change over the years . |
| 4 | When the LI% was analysed before and after the trial ( Table II ) it was found that the total LI% or compartmental LI% did not change over the one month period in the absence of supplementation ( Figs 1 and 3 ) . |
| 5 | In Herefordshire , for example , they did not change over the forty years ending in 1805 . |
| 6 | ‘ When Maeve was taken , ’ said Grainne , and those nearest noted that she did not falter over the name , ‘ when Maeve was taken , the huge and fearsome Gateway to the Dark Ireland opened for a time . |
| 7 | There were strong regional differences ( with the south being the least tolerant region ) after individual social and economic characteristics had been taken into account , however , and those regional differences did not decline over the period . |
| 8 | That would not result in ‘ alien procedures ’ on foreign soil , so the interests of the foreign country did not prevail over those of the United States litigant . |
| 9 | In that case , the " open justice " principle did not prevail over property rights in the documents and the rule which limited their use to the action itself . |
| 10 | The fourth day became one of intense frustration for England as the ground staff , with little of the equipment of their English counterparts , did not fall over themselves to get play started . |
| 11 | We cooked dinner , packed up things we did not need over the next two days and had a group meeting to discuss the itinerary for our journey home . |
| 12 | Their anaemia did not recur over the follow up period . |
| 13 | Few were surprised that the whole exercise did not win over the Stock Exchange . |
| 14 | Do not breath over the drops as CO2 will cause lead precipitation . |
| 15 | However , Rosenberg ( 1982 ) has questioned the validity of estimates of the impact of climatic change on crop yields which assume that crop varieties and production technologies do not change over time . |
| 16 | Again do not round over the sharp edges when sanding . |
| 17 | Its critics say that even if the waves do not lap over the runway , exorbitant landing fees will frustrate Osaka 's ambitions to displace Seoul as an airline hub for East Asia . |
| 18 | Of course , it is essential that we do not cross over the line of ‘ Insider Dealing ’ by giving privileged information . |
| 19 | We are talking about a return of local nationalism , which is something that we do not have over here . |
| 20 | ‘ I did n't leap over the wall . |
| 21 | Did n't trip over your car in the car park when I arrived at seven this morning . ’ |
| 22 | He 's sure they did n't go over Holborn Viaduct , because that was the way he went . ’ |
| 23 | And maybe somebody would come to your door and say their wee boy or their girl was making their first communion , and they were in dire straights and could n't buy anything for them , and you would more or less have to give them your book to help them out , but you would go with them so that they did n't go over the score and get just exactly what that wain needed , you know , and just hope that they had enough money to pay you at the end of the quarter , you know . |
| 24 | But his attackers threatened to kill him if he did n't hand over his wallet . |
| 25 | A gang of three armed raiders threatened to cut two babies ' throats if a family did n't hand over jewellery . |
| 26 | They said they had a knife and would attack him if he did n't hand over his own vehicle . |
| 27 | ‘ He said he would kill her if I did n't hand over the money and I believed him . |
| 28 | I did n't come over here to eat potato crisps , he thought , and turned over , and cried for Bella , and ate another potato crisp . |
| 29 | I did n't get over it for some time ; it had touched my heart . |
| 30 | ‘ Those were the good old days , the days of heroes , ’ Michael Quirke sighed , ‘ when men did n't fight over politics and religion , but over sensible things like cattle and women ! |