Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [to-vb] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given these factors , in particular the fact that default premia tend to vary over the trade cycle , it is not a trivial task to isolate factors related to competition in the new issue market . |
| 2 | The top layer of fabric tends to slip over the bottom layer while under the pressure foot , so carefully machine the seam over the needles and tacking , following the direction of the nap ( i.e. , the direction in which the pile is lying ) . |
| 3 | Dust from the tailings pond began to blow over the countryside again in 1985 , starting on 10 February , a Sunday . |
| 4 | ‘ A reluctant light began to spread over the eastern sky . |
| 5 | Each gentle breath was exquisitely hushed in these still hours as the light began to glimmer over the arch of heaven , ‘ mid the cloud-wreaths , over the mountains , and on the wide expanse of ocean — ahead , astern , and on either side of us , as we sped towards Lewis . |
| 6 | He stopped and the snow began to drift over the toes of his boots . |
| 7 | The High Court in Glasgow heard that as the car started to go over the top of the steps , one of the youths pushing it shouted : ‘ There 's somebody down there . ’ |
| 8 | It is also the communicative technique Xorandor uses to smooth over the paradoxes inherent in his make-up . |
| 9 | As the gloom of evening began to settle over the leafy canopy Paige carried her last bundle of kindling back to their campsite . |
| 10 | ‘ Reckon I 'll leave the embassy girls to you then , senator , ’ the Maggot had to shout over the sound of the engines , ‘ and me and Nick will just have to play with each other on account of forgetting to bring our ties . ’ |
| 11 | I expect demand for this service to continue to grow over the coming year . |
| 12 | The culture of a people is an ensemble of texts , themselves ensembles which the anthropologist strains to read over the shoulders of those to whom they properly belong . |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't like working from pictures in books , ’ she went on , as her pencil began to skim over the first sheet . |
| 14 | It 's a hassle having to stretch over the top of the system box to plug the keyboards in . |
| 15 | He had simply used the framework of a company which he and his wife controlled to make over the necessary benefit to his children . |
| 16 | Mr Clarke answered criticism from Cleveland County Council leaders in comparing the money being spent on the City Technology College in Middlesbrough and what the education authority has to spread over the county 's state schools . |
| 17 | The machines in the spring department gave off choking fumes and a grey pall seemed to hang over the department … about 90 per cent of the work force are coloured , many of whom can not speak English . |
| 18 | The amount of contingency sum allocated to each of these budgets should reflect the degree of uncertainty within the work of the design team as well as the degree of control which the project manager wishes to retain over the team . |
| 19 | The latest proposals coincided with yet another summer of delays as tourist traffic queued to go over the sea to Skye . |
| 20 | So , you see , it 's no use trying to go over the agent 's head . ’ |
| 21 | In this way , psychological writing manages to smooth over the difficulties in its discourses of gender . |
| 22 | In return for the tax increases , however , the federal government agreed to roll over the US$70,000 million owed by states and cities to the federal government . |
| 23 | That rainwater began to splash over the lenses of two of the torches that Jimmy had placed on the floor , creating a dancing and hellish kaleidoscope of light in the basement . |
| 24 | A woman with long white hair wearing a loose , black dress went on plaiting bright strands of silk ; a young , dark man in a sleeveless jerkin continued to bend over the sketch book in which he was drawing . |
| 25 | The plane 's pinpoint laser accuracy kit highlighted the targets which the Tornado then bombed — with neither plane having to fly over the target too low . |
| 26 | like on i well no , no , you have to , you the net has to fall over a certain part of the creature . |
| 27 | If the price of gold continues to rise over the coming months , bankers will have even more reason to sell than they did in the past . |
| 28 | The wire has to travel over the surface of the retina , to a point where it dives through a hole in the retina ( the so-called " blind spot " ) to join the optic nerve . |
| 29 | By the morning of the 6th , when the thunderous German bombardment began to roll over the French positions , General de Bazelaire had four divisions up in the line on the Left Bank and a fifth in reserve . |
| 30 | In the act of conducting you made such inward exertions that you had not enough energy left to watch over the outward appearance . |