Example sentences of "[vb pp] over [noun] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the right are the results of an experiment in which starlings caught over Holland in the autumn were transported to and released in Switzerland . |
| 2 | Other pieces , scattered over Israel in various universities and research institutes , date from 1300 BC to the eighteenth century , shedding light on Egyptian , Roman and early Christian history . |
| 3 | A strange change had come over Leo in the last week or so . |
| 4 | Hyacinths can be grown over water in special hyacinth glasses . |
| 5 | Given that public expenditure has grown over time in the UK , how do we compare with other countries ? |
| 6 | Hard luck yarns come crawling out of doorways to tug at his sleeve , tall tales sit slumped over coffee in badly lit diners waiting for him to join them . |
| 7 | Not the tiny ones which came packed tight in tins , but a fresh plump eight- or nine-inch variety which were grilled over charcoal in the open air . |
| 8 | The process highlights C&P 's lead over others in the research and development of electro-chemical technology . |
| 9 | The scope of debate is limited or shifted over time in particular directions , but always in a direction which consolidates power into more permanent forms , which in time may become almost invisible to citizens , accepted as uncontroversial , ‘ natural ’ features of the landscape . |
| 10 | The degree of central control exercised over provision in British public library authorities varies considerably . |
| 11 | In his first 13 tournaments — up until the Swiss Open — he had only slipped over par in one event — the French Open where he missed his only cut — and he had seven top-10 finishes . |
| 12 | Why have penal ideas and practices altered over time in the West in the ways described in the ‘ Schools of Penal Thought ’ section of the previous chapter ? |
| 13 | Although there are important differences between the various theories , the great majority of researchers assert that ‘ aggression ’ ( however defined ; see below for a discussion on definitions ) is an integral part of human nature ; and that aggressive impulses and behaviour have somehow to be directed and controlled for human relations to be sustained over time in a social setting . |
| 14 | The pipes must , by law , be not less than 100mm ( 4in ) in diameter and be made of non-absorbent , non-corrodible material , be bedded firmly , have watertight joints and run in straight lines with manholes placed over changes in direction . |
| 15 | Far from being static these are redefined over time in line with economic and social change . |
| 16 | Darkness had fallen when we reached the beaches , having travelled over ground in places very familiar . |
| 17 | As he spoke his foul breath swept over Farrell in a noxious cloud . |
| 18 | Extremely dangerous.Man charged over body in lake escapes from court . |
| 19 | That much accomplished , the yeast presumably could be spread over Seveso in Italy , Times Beach in Missouri , and other places where chlorinated aromatics such as TCDD have insinuated themselves into the environment . |
| 20 | In early September 1992 a dispute had arisen over territory in the Gulf of Tonkin [ see p. 39094 ] . |
| 21 | Most of them are well-meaning , public-spirited souls with little desire for glory , committee people prepared to serve their lives huddled over blotters in council chambers from the broadcasting authorities to the Sea Fish Authority , successor to the legendary White Fish Authority . |
| 22 | Regardless of overall inefficiency , it seems clear that more meals will be cooked over charcoal in the future . |
| 23 | In flagrant contravention of the Nicene Creed , the Celtic Church seems consistently to have glossed over belief in the Trinity , even on occasion to have queried it . |
| 24 | However , the boundaries have not changed over centuries in terms of what is regarded as Physics . |
| 25 | In a sense , Richard consolidated the supremacy of the Christian cavalry which El Cid had established over Islam in Spain and he proved this to great effect in the running battles which followed the siege of Acre . |
| 26 | Sellafield was finally chosen over Dounreay in Caithness . |