Example sentences of "[vb infin] [noun sg] over the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Different sections or departments may seek authority over the same territory of operations , and superiors find it difficult to delegate sufficient authority to satisfy subordinates ; |
| 2 | The Association was also concerned that its income from various sources , but in particular from Wings Appeal , should be maintained in a year when the public might feel confusion over the two appeals . |
| 3 | Staff who would like to use the service should contact Colin Will , who will provide training over the next few weeks . |
| 4 | Nearly half a century after those dark days , 300 girls attending secondary schools will spend time over the next two weeks on a bus that is going nowhere . |
| 5 | The latest disclosures will re-open controversy over the royal couple and Diana 's belief that the friendship between the Prince and Camilla , who have known each other for more than 10 years , has undermined her marriage . |
| 6 | The majority of oil companies are now basing their future plans on the assumption that oil prices will remain flat over the next five years in real terms . |
| 7 | It claims it secured a substantial deal for Scotland , one that ensured that Lang will not have patronage over the Scottish allocation of seats on the European Committee of the Regions . |
| 8 | Work will take place over the first two weekends in June ( 1st-2nd , 8th-9th ) , starting 9.30 am on site . |
| 9 | In a terse statement the board of directors said it had ‘ considered the Great Britain management set-up and individual talks will take place over the next few days before a formal announcement is made ’ . |
| 10 | In a terse statement the board of directors said it had ‘ considered the Great Britain management set-up and individual talks will take place over the next few days before a formal announcement is made ’ . |
| 11 | the trial will take place over the next 12–18 months and there will be four different , simple treatments available . |
| 12 | The second ballot will take place over the next fortnight , and the result will stand no matter how many parents vote . |
| 13 | The review will take place over the next four years with all the changes in place by 1998 . |
| 14 | THE annual fun weekend organised by the Resource Centre , Carnhill , will this year take place over the last weekend in May . |
| 15 | It may be that in the protestant — loyalist case this ethnic tendency may have priority over the British component of identity or be in conflict with it . |
| 16 | This is known , for reasons that I 'll point out in a second , as a macroscopic technique , and the currents were usually identified through replacement of ions selectively , and of course this can generally be done only in the external medium , because you do n't have control over the internal medium . |
| 17 | In his speech Shamir said that Israel should always maintain control over the occupied territories in order that future immigrants could be settled . |
| 18 | after Assisted Areas ( with which in part they coincided ) , in the grant of industrial development certificates , and would thus take precedence over the new towns . |
| 19 | Leon did n't have time over the next hour to wonder what the energetic , highly competent and reliable Wellington had been doing to make him sweat . |
| 20 | Of course , Hodder 's table reflects a concept very close to the familiar annuity-depreciation method — the only difference being that the latter method would spread depreciation over the full ten years of the asset 's life . |
| 21 | In a speech to members of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce , Sir Leon said the country would face isolation from other Community nations , who would nevertheless wield power over the domestic economy and possibly over national security . |
| 22 | She felt his smile whisper over the creamy swell of her breasts and then his lips began to feather along the lacy edge of her bra . |