Example sentences of "be [verb] over the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inter-Service friction has been eased over the years by successive steps taken to concentrate greater power in the hands of the Central staffs as more tri-Service experienced officers have become available ; and to bring the Services closer together at every level of command , and in training and operations . |
| 2 | The skeleton , whose hands are placed over the groin in one of the traditional attitudes of repose , is slightly proud of the shell ; hence the gable lid , resulting in a close-fitting coffin . |
| 3 | Restart cyclamen corms that have been resting over the summer . |
| 4 | A preheated cupping glass would then have been placed over the wound and the cooling action of the air inside would have produced a vacuum capable of sucking the blood out . |
| 5 | Pocklington 's population rose from 1,502 in 1801 to 2,546 in 1851 but two excellent plans of the town , drawn up by William Watson in 1844 and 1855 , show how little the medieval lay-out had been altered over the years other than by encroachments onto the market place . |
| 6 | Amongst other things , we were always finding used syringes that had been lobbed over the wall . |
| 7 | To these ends , other means have been developed over the years , most assiduously in the three Northern Tier states . |
| 8 | Many such programs have been developed over the years to exploit the computer 's ability to retrieve and/or manipulate large quantities of data . |
| 9 | Sir , — I have been puzzling over the purpose of P. Cowan 's ‘ Democracy ’ letter . |
| 10 | Doctors have been puzzling over the cause of acne for many years and trying to find a cure . |
| 11 | The nonconformist movement built their first chapel in 1821 , with four having been erected over the years for the Primitive , Congregational , Baptist and Methodist movements , only the latter still regularly meeting . |
| 12 | He had been admonished over the incident , which happened in August 1991 near his home . |
| 13 | A great deal of ink has been spilled over the nature of indirect duties , to which I will return in the next section . |
| 14 | I am puzzling over the dot matrix display board that 's trying to tell me what trains are coming my way . |
| 15 | But the German church now supported the rival Alexander , as they had not been consulted over the appointment of Paschal . |
| 16 | It should have been completed over the weekend . |
| 17 | Accordingly , a number of migration theories and general statements have been formulated over the years , as shown in Table 5.1 . |
| 18 | To hold a large piping bag , grip it so that your fingers are curled over the front of the bag and the folded corner twisted between your thumb and index finger . |
| 19 | A man had been walking over the ground outside . |
| 20 | Otherwise , cleaning the room inevitably becomes more difficult as hairs are shed over the chair covers , and there is an increased risk of flea infestations . |
| 21 | In addition , the SIB " high pressure " regime has been modified over the years . |
| 22 | His superb physical shape has been honed over the years by a practical approach to food and exercise . |
| 23 | He has one of them , the remaining four having been scattered over the planet for security . |
| 24 | The disk is round to subpentagonal ; covered with thickened skin ; no scales but granules are scattered over the surface which are more conspicuous in dried specimens ; disk diameter up to 20 mm . |
| 25 | Small granules are scattered over the surface some developed into low spinelets . |
| 26 | Ancient castles , burial chambers , ruins and churches are scattered over the area , highlighting the rich cultural heritage and providing a contrast to the golden sands , estuaries and wooded valleys . |
| 27 | That respect has been earned over the space of a 39- year career with the firm which has seen Grants take its Glenfiddich brand and turn it from a regional tipple in the north-east of Scotland into Britain 's and the world 's leading single malt . |
| 28 | When the blades are rolled over the pastry , they cut even slashes , which create the lattice effect . |
| 29 | About nine that morning a German pathfinder had been reported over the Firth of Forth . |
| 30 | The WRU and its leading 18 clubs are deadlocked over the issue of leagues , with no sign of a thaw in the cold war between the two bodies which has gone on for two years . |