Example sentences of "with a [noun sg] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | An investigation 's been launched into how three American bombers from an airbase in the region were involved in a near miss with a helicopter over the North Sea . |
| 2 | The reversed drawing was laid on top of the soft-grounded plate and pressure was applied with a pencil over the marks of the drawing . |
| 3 | The plane is fitted with a rig over the rudder pedal for disabled pilots . |
| 4 | PINT-SIZED Denise Gilliland sent a would-be car thief packing with a crack over the head from her trusty rolling pin . |
| 5 | The lock entrance measured 107 metres by 21.34 metres with a depth over the sill at ordinary Spring Tides of 9 metres . |
| 6 | Measuring 259 metres by 33.5 metres and with a depth over the sill of 12.3m at Mean High Water Spring Tide the new lock was built to allow ships carrying in excess of 20,000 tonnes of cargo to enter and leave the port . |
| 7 | One fellow was haggling with a customer over the price of a heavy silver buckle . |
| 8 | We shot in intermittent black rain and brilliant sunlight with a canopy over the lens — finally abandoned it , and went home early . |
| 9 | I apply stronger colours with a sponge over the top of the background to provide the smaller branches of the main tree . |
| 10 | I followed his directions and down a narrow street came to a cul-de-sac dominated by a large white house with a portico over the front door . |
| 11 | Notable absentees included President Doe of Liberia , currently threatened by a rebellion ; President Houphouët-Boigny of Côte d'Ivoire , who was facing mounting dissent ; and President Mobutu of Zaïre , who was dealing with a crisis over the alleged massacre of students at Lubumbashi . |
| 12 | " Well , Kate ? " he said in his study , a small room with a cross over the mantelpiece . |
| 13 | It was entirely fitting that it should end with a sit-in at the Guildhall by a number of homeless families and with a dispute over the allocation of houses . |
| 14 | A novel part of the plan is to link an access on the northern side of the old cattle dock and platform with a walkway over the line sheltered by overhead canopies ( and protected by demountable buffer stops ) . |
| 15 | One earlier example is of the cross-in-square type with a dome over the crossing . |
| 16 | Cozia Monastery Church is an example of this design ( 231 ) , with a dome over the central part . |
| 17 | But this time Hardy went straight on to the attack , putting Holmes on the canvas with a right over the top for an initial count of seven . |
| 18 | After re-packing her case , she fervently hoped for the last time , she had a wash , and because it looked sunny and warm outside dressed in a skimpy vest with a blouse over the top , and a rather strange Fifties-style skirt covered in poppies . |
| 19 | That same year , the London Omnibus Company introduced their first bus with a roof over the seats on the upper deck , but the tyres on the wheels remained ‘ solid ’ , although pneumatic tyres were introduced on new single-decker buses . |
| 20 | Also on Saturday , June 27 , shareholders of the West Somerset Railway will join in the festivities with a ride over the Quantocks in a special train from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead . |
| 21 | Serious discussion of the phenomenon began with a debate over the role of the press in reporting violent incidents at football matches . |