Example sentences of "to [adj] [noun] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In extreme cases , people had gone without fuel for up to eight days over a series of two-week periods . |
| 2 | But you know we have to look beyond the first year or two , we have to look at what 's going to happen to that school over a much longer period of time , and quite frankly erm I would feel safer with erm what was called the big brother of the Local Authority . |
| 3 | Even when she was finally outside , in the morning sunshine , she had to fight the urge to turn round and rush straight back to that flat over the stables — back to Julius . |
| 4 | There will be no material ownership or management relationship between the two after the spin-off , although they will continue to provide products and services to each other over a transition period . |
| 5 | And while they were up there in the wide , blue yonder , they jabbered non-stop to each other over the radio . |
| 6 | ‘ After all that we 've been to each other over the years , Dane , darling … ’ |
| 7 | So instead of ringing each other up on the telephone we spoke to each other over the C.B. as you do n't have to pay each time you speak as when you speak on a C.B. your words travel with Radio waves and when you speak on a telephone your words travel down wires . |
| 8 | Other girls at Group included ‘ Jolly Molly ’ — plump and good-natured ; Harriet , who was trying to improve her mind and always listened to the afternoon plays on BBC radio ( relayed to each hut over the Tannoy system ) ; Veronique , who was stage-mad and had a friend in the current London production of Lady Windermere 's Fan , and dough-faced Olive ( more about her a bit further on ) . |
| 9 | Between November 1981 and November 1983 , encouragement was given to unemployed men over the age of 60 to withdraw from the labour force by offering to pay them the long-term rate of supplementary benefit if they agreed not to register as unemployed . |
| 10 | Commenting on Mr Hutchison 's decision Professor Raymond Miquel the Council Chairman said they would be sorry to see him go and paid tribute to the contribution he had made to Scottish sport over the past 26 years . |
| 11 | I can not resist the feeling that the Government 's extraordinary surrender yesterday to German bullying over the recognition of Croatia had something to do with the need to appease German public opinion , which is turning nasty on the whole process — or perhaps it was just sucking up to the right hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. |
| 12 | As a producer , MacCabe is naturally enough dismayed by this pro-directorial bias : ‘ If you look at what 's been happening to British cinema over the last 10 years or so , then it 's clear that it has tended to be production-led — names like Working Title , Palace Films or Zenith are as important as those of any individual director . |
| 13 | The total amount of Government grant that has been made available to British Coal over the past five financial years is £8.5 billion . |
| 14 | Smith , 28 , was chosen for his contribution to English cricket over the last 12 months , his batting and ‘ outstanding fielding ’ , both close to the wicket and in the deep , and his performance in last summer 's West Indies Test series , which included two centuries . |
| 15 | Hampshire batsman Robin Smith received some consolation for missing the World Cup final , in the shape of a £500 cheque from Test sponsors Cornhill as England 's Player of the Year for his ‘ major contribution to English cricket over the last 12 months ’ . |
| 16 | But it is encapsulated in the phrase that she was subjected to sadistic behaviour over a lengthy period of time which she accepted because she was in love with him . |
| 17 | Helen had gone to some lengths over the picnic ; the recipe book included a relevant section , she discovered . |
| 18 | Moneylenders were registered ; subject to some conditions over the way they did business ; they were able to advertise in only a very restricted way ( for example , they were not allowed to mention interest rates or repayment schedules ) ; and courts could re-open their loans , setting new terms , if they charged excessive interest and the original terms were ‘ harsh and unconscionable ’ . |
| 19 | As in the Z2 Carbonate , the platform sediments prograded to some extent over the top of already deposited slope carbonates and , consequently , a lower unit of slope and upper unit of platform sediments is commonly encountered in the Z3 Carbonate ( Fig. 28 ) . |
| 20 | Scholars differ to some extent over the precise reasons why British ministers finally gave way . |
| 21 | Whereas they eventually came to some agreement over the various ‘ courses ’ , they argued vehemently over Elisabeth 's insistence that the recital should both begin and close with Strauss 's Morgen . |
| 22 | Resorting to personal ties to survive or advance is a mechanism which has been used to some effect over the generations , but which prevents people turning to organisations or political activity which might , in the long run , prove more effective in solving their problems . |
| 23 | An inveterate reader of newspapers , his understanding of what constitutes ‘ a good story ’ had been put to some use over the years in the cause of promoting his own artists , not least the Sex Pistols . |
| 24 | Erm , cos I just thought he was guessing , you know , and he said he says , I did n't see him , he said I only saw him and pointed to this girl over the other side of the room he was standing beside you when you were in the chair . |
| 25 | ‘ Any businesses or land owners with interests in the City Challenge Initiative bid should give urgent consideration to this matter over the next few days to make sure they do not miss out on this important opportunity , ’ said Mr Checkley . |
| 26 | His efforts to this end over the next three years were broadly approved by the British public . |
| 27 | See , I 've got to talk to this guy over a working breakfast at my hotel first thing in the morning . ’ |
| 28 | Indecent material may only be displayed in licensed sex shops which have no window display and can not be seen into from the street , do not admit people under 18 years of age and which carry a warning sign to this effect over the door . |
| 29 | The first part of this investigation will assess the statistical evidence relating to this market over the period 1960-1989 concentrating on the aggregate relationship between teacher 's relative earnings , teacher supply and the demand for teachers . |
| 30 | The death of William , Duke of Gloucester ( 1689–1700 ) , the last surviving child of Queen Anne , led to fresh concern over the succession in Britain . |