Example sentences of "[prep] [noun prp] [verb] over the " in BNC.
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1 | This will disgorge the stored information twice a day , at alternate intervals of 10 and 14 hours , as IRAS passes over the operational control centre at Chilton in Oxfordshire . |
2 | Has your view of Harlow changed over the years ? |
3 | As last night the Governor of the Bank of England backtracked over the duration of the slump , will the Prime Minister now institute an urgent programme of recovery ? |
4 | But a band of Franks climbed over the mountains at Susa and outflanked the Lombards , forcing Desiderius to fall back upon Pavia . |
5 | AS THE FIRST chimes of noon from the bells of Shandon broke over the pavements and washed into the busy shops , the people of Cork halted in their step or turned from what they were doing to cross themselves and murmur the Angelus prayer . |
6 | As Grand Master , the Duke of Kent presides over the largest secret society in England and Wales with an estimated 600,000 , all male , members . |
7 | Two days before Mark returned to England , Klepner spent a whole day with Muldoon going over the plan . |
8 | Away from the madding crowds the Sarsfields clubman is to be found down on the 100 acre family farm in Ballyuan presiding over the sheep and cattle . |
9 | In 1706 Gwynne blundered badly once more in permitting his name to be subscribed to a paper written by the philosopher Leibniz , in support of moves in England to invite over the Hanoverian heir presumptive to the throne , published in the form of an open Letter to Lord Stamford , the effect of which was to alienate both Queen Anne and the Electress Sophia . |
10 | From a Neil Pink corner , the ball was cleared to outside the penalty area , where a strong shot from Minto flew over the defence into the net . |
11 | While local authorities and Muslim groups in Bradford squabbled over the rights and wrongs of the matter , and the press reported with relish the ‘ grotesque ’ attitudes of Muslim parents , no one really asked the daughters what they thought about it . |
12 | There were coaches to arrange from Dover to bring over the English contingent , there was breakfast and lunch the following day , there were marquees to order and decorate with flowers , most of which Ari undertook . |
13 | Anyway , I met Salinger in London to go over the story with him and confirmed those parts of it I knew to be true . |
14 | The YSP in late January approved what was described as the completion of the final stage of the local elections , but on April 13 it was reported that thousands had demonstrated in Aden to protest over the defeat of the capital 's mayor , Naji Othman , in what was described as a delayed election there which had enabled the YSP leadership to secure the return of its own preferred candidate . |
15 | The bomber , one of 10 from Wratting Common assigned to a raid on Cologne exploded over the village of Moortsel and fell in pieces in fields . |
16 | The curiosity is this : the question put is whether there is a trust on Pamphilus to make over the hundred after his death . |
17 | The steam rally at Upton runs over the weekend , and forty thousand visitors are expected to come and see the vintage traction engines , old time fairground and other attractions.And they 'll also be able to admire the fastest steamroller in the west . |