Example sentences of "was over the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once the first week was over the two small girls joined others in the schoolroom . |
| 2 | Tomorrow , once her mother was over the small operation , she would have to think again about what she 'd overheard . |
| 3 | It was over the southern Mercians that Oswiu , king of the northern Angles , later established Penda 's son , Peada , in the aftermath of Penda 's death at the battle of the Winwaed ( HE Ill , 24 ) ( see below , pp. 96–7 ) . |
| 4 | The library was over the other side of the town . |
| 5 | If that van was over the other side it would be much better . |
| 6 | He accepted however that once this case was over the real hunt for more suitable accommodation would begin and by that time , at least , there could be the introduction of such a carer . |
| 7 | Byrne 's letter was very nearly counterproductive , as it convinced Smith 's trade union backers that the sooner this contest was over the better . |
| 8 | However , Stuart Roberts , 36 , of Oak Road , Rivenhall , was over the breath-alcohol limit when he entered Witham police station . |
| 9 | Whatever the complications may have been , and whatever those theatre nurses may have thought , the fact was that Kirsty had suffered no physical ill-effects once she was over the post-operative period . |
| 10 | Perhaps the most intense of my health service battles of the mid-1980s was over the selected list of drugs . |
| 11 | He was over the legal limit , he was driving that car and he killed that little girl . |
| 12 | Government statistics indicate that during 1988 , there were around 850 fatalities and 20,000 casualties in accidents where a driver was over the legal blood alcohol limit ( 80mg/100ml ) . |
| 13 | The principal disagreement was over the maximum size of buffer stocks , affecting the extent to which cocoa could be " bought in " to defend a floor price in times of market surplus . |
| 14 | By the time Corrie 's wedding took place Philippa was over the worst of her sadness and in a good position to enjoy it to the full — ; the closest to the centre of the ceremonies , yet fancy free ; and she had had a very good time — much affectionate sympathy from aunts and cousins , and husbands of aunts and cousins , and admiration and flirtation and kissing enough . |
| 15 | But last night , group chairman Sir Antony Pilkington hinted the company was over the worst . |
| 16 | The race was called the Mille Miglia because the distance of approximately 1000 miles was over the old Roman Mile . |
| 17 | Christianity seemed more and more to mean clericalism and once the Second Crusade of 1147 was over the popular religious fervour that had been channelled into it needed a new outlet . |
| 18 | When Corkill , of Darlington , Co Durham , was stopped by police , the boy was in her car and she was over the drink-drive limit , Teesside magistrates heard . |
| 19 | He was over the drink-drive limit and had a previous conviction for careless driving . |
| 20 | Mind you Marguerite 's was over the three hundred last year when she |
| 21 | My room was over the back door and it squeaked like a murdered rat . |
| 22 | It was over the next few years that he started to produce his finest work . |
| 23 | He would be even more so when he was over the spotty stage . |