Example sentences of "to [noun] over the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the other changes were intended to take account of a number of anomalies that our experience had brought to light over the years since 1969 . |
| 2 | I.M. Pei , designer of the pyramid , also to roof over the courtyards with glass for works from the Tuilerie |
| 3 | The list of foreign players attracted to Whaddon over the years has been endless . |
| 4 | Critical self-reflection does not have to be confined to self-questioning over the grounds of one 's beliefs and actions . |
| 5 | If the adventurers are a talkative bunch , you might allow the Oracle to reminisce fondly over the counsel he gave to Drachenfels over the years . |
| 6 | Later she sat and watched the golden sky turn to ruby over the roofs , the distant trees of the park blacken and fade . |
| 7 | Private home owners in Cleveland have been given leave to take their local authority to court over the contracts . |
| 8 | FoE is taking the government to court over the delays in the clean-up programme . |
| 9 | In the event , the meeting decreed an adjournment after only 90 minutes ; observers noted that there seemed to be a general desire to paper over the rifts caused by the Gulf war . |
| 10 | He did his best to paper over the cracks . |
| 11 | DAVID WALSH argues that Ireland can no longer rely on fire and fury to paper over the cracks in a country where there are fifteen gaelic footballers for every rugby player . |
| 12 | Coupled with the exit of some vital players , it was as much as Neath could do to paper over the cracks and keep winning . |
| 13 | As Chief Whip he has managed to paper over the cracks in the back benches and maintain a united front behind the Prime Minister . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's part of the pattern , Charles ; society disintegrates before our eyes and we are expected to paper over the cracks . ’ |
| 15 | There are many options open to the tourist — from car hire , coach tours and steamer trips to flights over the glaciers in a seaplane . |
| 16 | Tessa , eight , was due to hand over the flowers when Di arrived at the Freshfield drug counselling service in Truro , Cornwall . |
| 17 | The corrugations of the track were half-filled with grit so that the wheel lost momentum in each hollow and at times I thought of myself as an engine-driver , pushing my train back to the station , always careful not to trip over the sleepers . |
| 18 | Claims to suzerainty over the Scots , Irish and Welsh are thus far from unlikely , and may for a time have enjoyed a foundation in reality . |
| 19 | The government admitted that companies bidding for franchises after the privatisation of British Rail might be allowed to concrete over the tracks and run buses instead . |
| 20 | ‘ A lot of anonymous letters have been sent to Chrissie over the years . |
| 21 | An evening with a breeze ; I could see movement in the bracken that edged the track , and cloud-shadows moved from time to time over the sea-pinks . |
| 22 | I forgot all about donating and the transfusion service lost track of me as I moved from house to house over the years , until the other day when the subject came up in the office . |