Example sentences of "[vb pp] the [noun] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , despite the few years remaining , there is still some positive NPV for investment late in the cycle ( strictly at the end of the upward stage of the life-cycle ) , because prices can be increased given the cost advantage over rivals gained through accumulated experience . |
| 2 | The Duke told him he had given the trees priority over the house because they took longer to become established , but Kalm drily commented in his diary that his wealth was such that he could have built ‘ a most handsome castle in one year or less ’ . |
| 3 | New Scientist noted the dangers from Colorado beetle and said that British Rail scientists had won the railbus war over another story that said ‘ Go-ahead for space platform ’ , causing unfounded optimism in commuters . |
| 4 | The Atari ST has dominated the 16-bit market over the last couple of years as a ‘ dual purpose ’ machine . |
| 5 | Once Adam had flashed his passport as a European Community resident , the reception clerk at the Bellevue had simply pushed the register card over the desk and asked the Englishman how he was going to settle the account . |
| 6 | Odd that he had n't noticed how long the fingers were or with what apparent gentleness they had taped the plastic bags over the girl 's hand to preserve , as he had tonelessly explained , conscientious in his role of instructor , any evidence under the fingernails . |
| 7 | A large number of pickets have manned the factory gates over the last eight weeks . |
| 8 | Whatever one thinks about this , it is certainly important that teachers and media producers should understand the various movements which have swept the library profession over recent decades and which see the librarian as educator rather than curator . |
| 9 | But Caldaire managing director Mike Widmer said last night the councils had short-changed the bus company over the concessionary fare scheme since 1989 . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's a bit of an aphrodisiac apparently , ’ I explained — ‘ which is tremendously useful when you 've just done a two-and-a-half hour show , driven 45 minutes home , eaten a baked potato the size of a human foot , scrubbed off two layers of greasepaint , nose shading , violet eyeshadow and seemingly permanent mascara , brushed one and a half cans of lacquer off the split ends , flossed the gums , massaged the bridgework , popped the ear plugs over the acupuncture needle , put the airplane mask over the anti-ageing eye cream and — pièce de lack of résistance — applied the ‘ Tonic Bust ’ to prevent anything descending further south during the night . |
| 11 | They included Lady Mary Bell , of East Rounton ; Mr Tom Haigh , of Stokesley ; Mrs Iris Wilkinson , of Sessay ; Mr Ian Kibble , of the Country Landowners ' Association ; Mr Peter Edmonds , of the National Farmers ' Union , and others who have spearheaded the anti-pylons movement over the last year . |
| 12 | The work is continuing with the development of a new framework for tax incidence , examining the concept of progressivity and investigating the factors which have changed the income distribution over the last 15 years . |
| 13 | ( 9 ) Have you established the time allocation over the three-year period ? |