Example sentences of "even over [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Modern man must remember that in earlier times people washed less frequently and that , however chauvinistic we may find it today , women were usually available to fetch water whenever it was needed , even over a distance of several miles .
2 And even over a period as long as 15 years we would be paying a lot less ( £184 millions ) than the £684 millions that will go next year to safeguard the Falkland Islands from the Argentinians — a matter which many ecologists see as a fight between two bald men over the possession of a comb .
3 Using its Dynamic Data Exchange ( DDE ) client and server capabilities , complex applications can be built to run locally ( or even over a network ) .
4 They are fun , outrageous , extravagant and even over the top !
5 The sea was calm , and Oban , caught in the clear light of a summer morning , looked charming and toylike , as we sailed sedately out between the islets and castle crowned rocks , with sea-birds drifting in our wake , and everywhere , even over the smell of salt and wind , the scents of summer .
6 Grout could detect its soggy odour even over the smell of Mr Smith 's Aramis .
7 A snort from the pony interrupted her day dreaming ; and immediately her slight body stiffened : walking quickly down the road towards her was a man , and even over the distance she knew he was smiling at her .
8 Lithography had many advantages over the difficult and complicated processes of copper and steel engraving , and even over the woodcut .
9 It may be the case that an argument can be put up suggesting that the wearing out process is even over the life of the assets and the incidence of repair costs is greater in later years .
10 This quarter of the town appears to have contained buildings of quality which ran right up to and even over the defences of the late second century .
11 Even over the back of this seat .
12 The less constrained the genre , primarily interactional ‘ chat ’ , for example , the less likely it is that we can confidently state norms of expectation which will generalise even over the experience of the English-speaking population .
13 Then he fiddled with the controls until he had produced a clear sound that was audible even over the wind .
14 They 're not even over the chippie yet .
15 A cheer rang out from the natives assembled above the melon beds ; it could be heard even over the boom of cannons and rattle of musketry .
16 I bless you that you are an intellectual girl , like your mother , in an age when such spirits are rare ; in my age , they are less rare , but perhaps no more effectual because of their greater numbers , and because they operate in a world where the male principal has prevailed , even over the mentalities of many of your sex .
17 Powell had no argument with the principle of starting a magazine , or even over the amount of money it would cost , but he felt that Branson was treading on sensitive political ground in attempting to take advantage of somebody else 's industrial dispute .
18 … the Son of Man is sovereign even over the Sabbath ( Mark 2:28 ) .
19 … the Son of Man is sovereign even over the Sabbath ( Mark 2:28 ) .
20 The outcome was clearly welcomed by those with liberal sentiments : for however much one may deplore the sexual activities of young teenagers , there can surely be little doubt that the protection of such a girl from an unwanted pregnancy must be a matter of primary importance , and , therefore , if need be , have precedence not only over the right of parents to give or withhold consent , but even over the right to information regarding their child , for whom they are legally responsible .
21 Mrs Thatcher has insisted on particular lines of policy , even over the doubts of the responsible department .
22 Even over the economy , in particular interest rates and membership of the Exchange Rate Mechanism , the newspapers argued and argued and argued against the Government 's destructive obstinacy .
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