Example sentences of "[noun sg] over the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was accustomed to exercise for , each morning for the past two weeks , Sharpe had saddled her at three o'clock , then ridden her south to watch the dawn break over the Sambre valley , but this morning , hearing the crackle of musketry to the east , he had ridden the mare much further than usual . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Strain the custard over the tangerine pulp and stir in the dissolved gelatine . |
| 4 | ( 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 ) . |
| 5 | Thanks largely to our supporters around the world , we in UNICEF have put everything we can into our worldwide immunisation programme over the past few years . |
| 6 | I met the management of Trent Buses , which operates in a very competitive , deregulated environment , and I am glad to say that its investment programme over the past five years has been impressive . |
| 7 | ‘ The convulsion of war has opened our eyes to many strange things ’ , he wrote in 1919 , ‘ Few of us had realised till war had exposed it how thin is the veneer of civilisation over the underlying animal proclivities … the failure of religion to direct , and education to balance , the actions of men . ’ |
| 8 | On the evidence of his prolific plundering over the opening furlongs only those with a penchant for an eggy face would do so with any lack of compunction . |
| 9 | The school 's curriculum manager and acting vice-principal , Phil Dean , said there was a lot of uncertainty over the new number seven overlapping the old C and D grades . |
| 10 | The exchange , headed by Peter Rawlins , said uncertainty over the general election and worries about the economy kept investors on the sidelines last year . |
| 11 | While simple coral beads have been clinically successful , there is some uncertainty over the long-term stability of pure corals . |
| 12 | However it is recognized that decisions by overseas students to accept or reject offers are influenced by a more complex set of factors than for home students , and there remains uncertainty over the appropriate offer ratios to be applied . |
| 13 | After several months of uncertainty over the future political direction of the Civic Forum movement , its contending factions agreed in February to form separate organizations ; the Democratic Right Club 's supporters were to become the Civic Democratic Party , while the Liberal Club would formed itself into the Civic Movement . |
| 14 | Ronald Venetiaan , the candidate of the coalition New Front for Democracy and Development ( NF ) , was elected President on Sept. 7 , ending four months of uncertainty over the future government of the country . |
| 15 | This has been fuelled by uncertainty over the exact figures with Eurotunnel claiming a final cost of about £7bn , Transmanche Link £7.5bn , and the banks ' technical advisers £8.1bn plus a six month delay in opening . |
| 16 | Prime Minister Felipe González , the leader of the Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ) , on April 5 won a vote of confidence in the Congress of Deputies , concluding five months of uncertainty over the exact distribution of seats in the 350-seat Congress resulting from the October general election , after which recounts and repeat elections had been necessary in a number of constituencies . |
| 17 | Eventually these ideas coalesced into the belief that Germany 's rise as a new state and as an industrial power was being hampered by uncertainty over the unreliable national loyalties of the Slav peoples in the east , by the back-stabbing machinations of the Jews inside Germany , and by the threat of communism that came in both Slav and Jewish forms . |
| 18 | The uncertainty over the Scottish party 's position arose after Mr Smith set out his vision for Labour 's future at the start of last week . |
| 19 | If your fabric is very stiff , make one 4 cm turning and zig-zag stitch over the raw edge or glue in place . |
| 20 | It is important , too , that close attention is paid to image building ( e.g. banks and insurance companies must be seen to be stable , reliable institutions , but with a friendly , non-intimidating attitude — an image which banks in particular have spent a lot of money fostering over the past decade ) . |
| 21 | I slipped out through the double gates of the burial ground to the Horse Fair , and we crept into the loft over the stable there . |
| 22 | It should also be stated that changes in political thinking over the past three years have changed the complexion of the West German energy future . |
| 23 | The consequence of the Knoyles ' poverty and the Hutchings ' absenteeism over the previous two centuries was that the Manor House had a miraculous escape from Georgian owners wanting to keep up with the times . |
| 24 | The other benefits of the Protagon are that the strings are not ‘ fixed ’ on the frame , rather they are guided down into the handle , ‘ floating ’ on the frame , according to the manufacturers , thereby equalizing the tension over the entire racket face . |
| 25 | Despite the rising tension over the nuclear issue the new avenues of contact stipulated by the December 1990 Agreement on Reconciliation , Non-aggression , Exchange and Co-operation went ahead as scheduled . |
| 26 | I wish he would keep his eyes off me , Laura thought grimly , feeling certain that she must have experienced almost a lifetime 's amount of tension over the past few days . |
| 27 | George swept a glance over the bare , grim-looking trees which clothed the sides of the escarpment . |
| 28 | Luke ran a swift glance over the fine open fabric covering her bare shoulders , and Fran fought against a desire to snap back an answer , and lost . |
| 29 | The prior turned to cast a sweeping glance over the silent array of monks , watching him wide-eyed in anticipation and awe . |
| 30 | 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 . |