Example sentences of "an over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The big predator snapped up David 's trout bait within seconds of it hitting the water under an over hanging willow tree . |
| 2 | We do not know which , if any , funds are affected and we do not know whether there has been an over valuation or an under valuation . ’ |
| 3 | Their first innings was marked by an over rate of 12.3 an hour against which Gooch scored 83 , Rose and Boycott made fifties , Gatting almost did , and with the help of 57 extras the total reached 370 . |
| 4 | Thanks to an over rate of 11.2 and the time lost to the weather being made up at the end , that fourth day became the longest in Test history , not finishing until 7.40 . |
| 5 | This brief excursion through the advent of rock ‘ n ’ roll , drugs and sex — in that order — is an over simplification of serious underlying trends and tensions that gripped western youth , but more especially , American youngsters faced with the prospect of being drafted . |
| 6 | Your horse will need good shoes and studs , boots ( leather ) or tendon protectors correctly bandaged and sewn , not taped , over reach boots , webbed girths and an over girth . |
| 7 | This is actually an over simplification because there is no true separation of mind-body-spirit . |
| 8 | As with so many of the later youth subcultures , there was no doubt an over reaction to Hooligans . |
| 9 | Among the many outstanding players in the Scotland squad were the elegant Manchester United captain Martin Buchan , the toothless warrior Joe Jordan , the mercurial Kenny Dalglish , the effervescent Willie Johnson and an over abundance of creative midfield players including Don Masson , Bruce Rioch , Asa Hartford , Archie Gemmill , John Robertson and Lou Macari . |
| 10 | He remains adamant that a campaign bordering on conspiracy has highlighted his misdemeanours and that referees take an over exuberant interest in his style of play and management . |
| 11 | The figure of 2 km assumed here for the area of interest further north is therefore more likely to be an over than an underestimate . |
| 12 | To a certain extent these papers give an over gloomy impression . |
| 13 | As a result , one can indeed envisage a situation in which we have before us an over production in all links of the chain which expresses itself in an over-production of means of consumption , i.e. in an overproduction in relation to the consumer market , which is precisely the expression of a general over-production . |
| 14 | The band platform was very small and cramped , so much so that an over enthusiastic violinist could place the others at some risk from a poke in the eye from his bow . |
| 15 | It has been much updated and is regularly used by the WI , the youth club , indoor bowls club , and an over 55's club . |
| 16 | In calling for an ‘ unprecedented management ’ initiative to offset the effects of reduced staffing levels , Derek Dean did not mince words : ‘ It is not an over statement to say that a crisis is imminent and can only be averted if action is taken by all concerned as a matter of extreme urgency . ’ |
| 17 | Certainly a further ten flying within the next two years is not an over optimistic estimate . |
| 18 | teaching approaches which maintained an often slavish adherence to the textbook , reliance on narrow questions often requiring monosyllabic answers , an inability to follow up and extend pupils ' answers and an over prescriptive method whereby the teacher was able to remain within a constricted , safe pattern of work . |
| 19 | Had he been unfeeling in handing back the bowler 's sweater less than gently ( but by no means callously ) after an over full of backchat by the bowler and his captain ? |
| 20 | The assumptions can be expressed as follows : However , we did point out in Chapter 1 that the above summary is an over simplified representation of the real world , not least because it ignores the existence of the government and external sectors . |
| 21 | This is clearly an over simplification because , as was pointed out in Chapter 6 , a considerable proportion of public expenditure in the modern economy is demand-determined , at least in the short term . |
| 22 | Given these details the criterion as worded would seem to foster an over optimistic view of what many lower attainers understand when they " find the area and perimeter of a rectangular shape " . |
| 23 | The Meadowell was build on a green field site and , as such , is an over spill estate , although it is quite close to North Shields centre . |
| 24 | Resources were obtained from central government under the 1952 Town Development Act and the 1961 Housing Act which subsidized the importation of an over spill population , but these were far less than would have been provided to a designated New Town where all infrastructure costs would have been borne by central government . |
| 25 | The oldest-looking piece of Greek sculpture we have is an over life-size marble of a woman ( fig. 11 ) from the sanctuary on Delos which Artemis shared with her brother Apollo . |
| 26 | The feeling for structure — something which endures in Attic sculpture — is well illustrated by comparing a splendid head ( fig. 15 ) from an over life-size grave-statue in Athens with a Daedalic head , or with those of two contemporary large marbles made in a centre of Daedalic tradition ( fig. 16 ) . |
| 27 | Theseus is shown again at just about the same time , lifting Antiope into his chariot , an over life-size group from a pediment ( fig. 65 ) . |
| 28 | The original bronze which goes with them is an action-figure : an over life-size bearded god , naked , striding , left arm straight out in front , right back and up to hurl some weapon ( fig. 79 ) . |
| 29 | However , they went on to comment that the assumed riskless rate of 6 per cent in Part 1 of the results may have been an over estimate , as Part II shows only the first 2 factors to be significant while the fifth factor lost all explanatory power . |
| 30 | There was a smell of methane , and his sensory equipment indicated an over abundance of hydrogen and nitrous monoxide . |