Example sentences of "[adv] [adj] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | — Anyway , he 's not worth getting so worked-up over . |
| 2 | By the time Western economies suffered the severe shock of the quadrupling of oil prices in 1973 , and subsequent further increases in 1979 , the baby boom was already long over , although marriage continued to become more popular until 1972 . |
| 3 | The focus is moved away from what people are really outraged over , so that the main issues on TV and radio were ‘ stopping the violence and increasing the peace ’ . |
| 4 | The hilltop is now completely wooded over , but the name remains as witness to a possible mark . |
| 5 | He laughed at Shildon 's stupidity before saying : ‘ The case is pretty well over , did you know that ? |
| 6 | Those of you who are still concerned about our results should take comfort in the fact that these are early days and with the season barely three-quarters over we still have ten games remaining in which to pull away from the bottom . |