Example sentences of "over [art] [adj] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blyton Lad did n't get the best of runs when runner-up to Hamas in a Listed race at Newmarket three weeks ago , but is more effective over the minimum trip on a stiff track . |
| 2 | And certainly Broughton and one or two of the older boarders regularly drew a cheap safety razor over the blonde fuzz on their cheeks , and anxiously inspected the shavings as if they were virility tokens . |
| 3 | Yet within nine months of taking office the Government had introduced a New Towns Bill , which took precedence over the promised measure on compensation and betterment ( Cullingworth , 1979 ) . |
| 4 | Walkers in a hurry can sneak across on a passenger ferry and over the facing hill on a cart track to Dundonnell , saving nearly twenty miles and the best part of a day . |
| 5 | Hence the confusion evident in situations where superior military might has little utility — the economic challenge of Japan , the European Community 's recalcitrance in negotiations over the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) or attempts to agree global policy on environmental issues at the June 1992 Earth Summit . |
| 6 | A NAFTA Trade Commission , taking precedence over the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade ( GATT ) dispute settlement mechanism , would be established to handle disputes in the first instance . |
| 7 | His tousled hair gave him an appealingly boyish appearance , and Robbie found herself aching to smooth it for him , to run her fingers over the dark stubble on his cheeks . |
| 8 | But now , rather like recording afresh over the existing programme on an audio or visual cassette , Sylvia had superimposed a successful situation and had thereby made a significant change in the data recognized by her subconscious . |
| 9 | The footpath was extended over the Middle Walk on colonnades , and the tram track removed from the road and placed on reservation where the Promenade had been . |
| 10 | Linkage lift depends on engine power and hydraulic capacity , and should be sized to give spare capacity over the heaviest item on the farm — allowing for extra wet-soil loading where appropriate . |
| 11 | The four were Donna Maguire , arrested in Turnhout , Belgium , on June 16 , who was wanted in connexion with attacks in West Germany in 1989 ; Gerard Majella Harte , arrested over the Dutch border on June 16 , after evading Belgian police near Turnhout , with a man provisionally named as Michael Collins who escaped in handcuffs but was later picked up over the Dutch border in Chaam , on June 18 ; and Paul Hughes , who drove through a police checkpoint in Chaam on June 18 and was arrested there on June 19 . |
| 12 | Iran had boycotted the pilgrimage for the third consecutive year in protest both over a quota system limiting the number of pilgrims ( to an estimated 1,500,000 ) and over the Saudi ban on political protests during the pilgrimage . |
| 13 | Britain protested to Romania over the violent crackdown on dissent and urged Romanian state employees to overthrow the Communist government for their own safety . |
| 14 | The final will be contested over the New Course on May 14 and 15 , when it is hoped that at least 11 countries will compete for the R.& A. Trophy , which was won by Sweden at St. Andrews earlier this year . |
| 15 | In the vast majority of cases the exhaust pipe corrodes around the bend which goes over the rear axle on motor cars or that particular pipe breaks away from the end of the silencer . |
| 16 | The lowest usable FL on an airway will give 1500 ft clearance over the highest obstruction on the ground . |
| 17 | Whatever influence Le Fanu 's works may have had on Stoker , the young Dublin boy must have known that in the prevalent Celtic legends the graves open all over the Irish countyside on All Souls ’ Night and the dead walk across the fields — and Irving 's performances and demeanour sealed the future of his fictional imagination . |
| 18 | A shortage of zinc caused by supply disruptions and , some say , manipulation of the market forced the cash price of zinc to more than $1,400 a tonne , and to a premium of $240 over the forward price on the London Metal Exchange last week . |
| 19 | Within France , the issue has become absorbed into the debate over the forthcoming referendum on the Maastricht treaty , with opponents claiming that an EC single market would result in France becoming the " dustbin of Europe " . |
| 20 | Not far away , at the top of Richmond Hill in Surrey , with a line view over the Royal Park on the one side and the valley of the River Thames — below Richmond Terrace — on the other side , charity funds provided a Home for permanently handicapped British Service men . |
| 21 | He raised his hand to wipe away the trickle of sweat that ran over the soft stubble on his cheek . |
| 22 | The controversy between Hungary and Czechoslovakia over the proposed dam on the Danube at Gabcikovo [ see ED 56 ] has intensified , with Hungary abrogating the 1977 treaty between the two countries under which the dam was originally planned . |
| 23 | Mr Willie Park of the Huntercombe Golf Links , looked over the proposed site on Wednesday and expressed the opinion that provided the sum named was forthcoming , together with a membership of 300 , such a golf course would be desirable and successful . |
| 24 | Public opinion has shifted to the right over the past decade on one component of collectivism — nationalization — and in a more liberal direction on another , state provision of welfare and social policies ( for similar trends elsewhere , see below ) . |
| 25 | ITT has invested £20 million over the past decade on the design of a television set that handles picture and sound signals in digital code , instead of the conventional analogue waveform . |
| 26 | The weekend saw the official BAFTA awards to all those luminous darlings who managed to outshine themselves over the past year on TV or film , and the release of the England averages for their Indian tour , along with the Coopers&Lybrand ratings of Test cricketers . |
| 27 | The small but very fine collection of Old Master paintings , drawings and works of art had been built up over the last decade on the encouragement and advice of Metropolitan Museum curators . |
| 28 | Lam Research Corp issued $60m of 6.00% convertible subordinated debentures due May 1 2003 , increased from the previously announced $50m and the debentures are convertible into the common stock of the semiconductor capital equipment maker at $37.50 , which represents a 26.6% conversion premium over the closing bid on May 4 . |
| 29 | Simon made his way over the cracked linoleum on the hall floor and pushed the door open . |
| 30 | TWO ESSEX MPs clashed in the Commons yesterday over the likely impact on the south of the county of the proposed high speed Channel Tunnel rail link . |