Example sentences of "[noun] [adj] over [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An owl few over the ford , banked into a beechwood and gave a last hollow call , which was lost in the dawn 's loud chorus that seemed to presage a bright hot summer 's day in this rich and placid countryside . |
| 2 | Suggestions included removing the subsidence temperature inversion which trapped the smog , using ground-based fans , helicopters or thermal means ; eliminating the sunlight and thus the smog by producing a gigantic parasol of white smoke laid by aircraft high over the city ; removing the smog through tunnels in the mountains around the Los Angeles basin using huge fans ; and seeding the air with some sort of agent that would ‘ neutralize ’ the smog . |
| 3 | The talks were reported to have broken down on Jan. 21 over the issue of the withdrawal of JNA forces from areas of Croatia not under UN protection , although both sides affirmed their commitment to the ceasefire . |
| 4 | The Count of Hainault , who was ruler of Holland and Zeeland , had grievances against Edward II over the harassment of Dutch shipping and was willing to help Isabella as a reprisal against England . |
| 5 | Rebel shareholders are expected to give officials a rough ride today , reflecting views of United fans angry over the club 's financial policy . |
| 6 | When Britain 's water companies went private in 1989 it was predicted that the cost of improving water services would be £28 billion over a decade . |
| 7 | Foaled in 1975 and humbly bred , John Henry changed hands three times before reaching Dot and Sam Rubin 's Dotsam Stables ( Sam Rubin bought the horse unseen over the phone , and did not at the time know that his new purchase was a gelding ) . |
| 8 | Although this is an increase of £28 million over the figure for the previous year , Lord Hanson commented : ‘ We believe the recession has reached its nadir , but its effects will be felt longer than most anticipated , probably for another 12 months . ’ |
| 9 | Heseltine had resigned from the Cabinet in January 1986 over the Westland affair and had , since then , assiduously cultivated the party in the constituencies . |
| 10 | On Nov. 3 Michael Heseltine , who had resigned as Secretary of State for Defence in January 1986 over the Westland affair and in particular the anticipated consequences for intra-European co-operation [ see pp. 34192-96 ] , sent an open letter to his Conservative Association chairman containing a severe attack on Thatcher 's policies and style . |
| 11 | Then it went straight up so fast that it was just a blur and jerked to a halt high over the crowd . |
| 12 | And so I wake in the night panic stricken over a lack of fuel . |
| 13 | Soviet commentaries pointed out that the foreign ministers of the non-aligned states had expressed their concern during a meeting in February 1981 over the aspirations of NATO to extend its activities outside Europe . |
| 14 | The Flemish nationalist Volksunie pulled out of the coalition on Sept. 29 over the renewal of export licences for two Walloon arms exporting companies with contracts for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates . |
| 15 | The French government on Aug. 19 ordered its naval commanders to apply sanctions " with firmness " ; France , however , had been among those Security Council members reportedly expressing concern on Aug. 13 over the prospect of individual members , rather than the Security Council , deciding to move to enforce a blockade . |
| 16 | THE PANIC world-wide over the Friday 13th computer viruses came as something of an anti-climax , with the Royal National Institute for the Blind emerging as the major casualty . |
| 17 | ( 2 ) That the liability of the said Nicholas Edward O'Brien to you pursuant to the said guarantee is and will be secured by the legal charge dated 3 July 1987 over the property described above made between ( 1 ) Nicholas Edward O'Brien ( 2 ) Nicholas Edward O'Brien and Bridget Mary O'Brien and ( 3 ) Barclays Bank Plc. |
| 18 | Six senior Industry Ministry officials were dismissed on July 23 over the bankruptcy of the Ursus tractor company . |
| 19 | The report was highly critical of Karl Blecha and Leopold Gratz , the two senior SPÖ politicians who resigned in January 1989 over the affair . |
| 20 | There was a tin hut at the end of it and inside sat a ticket collector asleep over the counter . |
| 21 | ‘ Away you go , old paper-stripper ! ’ screamed Quigley , as he raised the device high over the heads of the congregation . |
| 22 | Its main dimensions are a 10ft wheel base , 5ft 6 ins width at the centre , 16ft 6ins length of body , 17ft 11ins long over headstocks , 21ft 9ins long over the buffers , and overall height from rail level , 11ft . |
| 23 | From Trap 6 over the testing 620-metre course , Lady Riptide ( 5.59 ) should quickly draw clear to set up a commanding lead . |
| 24 | Funds under management rose from £25 billion to £31 billion over the year . |
| 25 | On Monday morning Sam came to class events with dark shadows under his eyes , looking ten years older over a weekend . |
| 26 | Both women , who live in the same fashionable apartment block on New York 's Upper East Side , are now suing each other for nearly £7 million over the incident . |
| 27 | The 3M company which makes floppy disks has saved around $300 million over a decade by halving the waste it produces — boosting its net income by around five per cent . |
| 28 | If one considers that , whilst diners may be perfectly at ease lingering over the dessert and coffee stage of a meal , there is usually a sense of urgency surrounding the arrival at table of the main event , the entrée . |
| 29 | Gitobu Imanyara , a civil rights lawyer and editor of the Nairobi Law Monthly , who had been arrested and charged with sedition on March 5 over an article alleging tribal favouritism [ see pp. 38088-89 ] , was again refused bail by the High Court on May 9 . |
| 30 | She was now looking round at both their houses distastefully , though the houses looked the same as usual , snow on the roofs , snow a foot deep over the yards , snow poised on every twig and leaf , a cloud from the central-heating chimney hovering calmly over each residence . |