Example sentences of "an over [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far as the common law rules are concerned … they are anachronistic and an over technical mass of exceptions and nice distinctions . |
| 2 | To a certain extent these papers give an over gloomy impression . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | It 's difficult er it 's the regional office 's view that that is open to er an over restrictive interpretation . |
| 7 | The big predator snapped up David 's trout bait within seconds of it hitting the water under an over hanging willow tree . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Certainly a further ten flying within the next two years is not an over optimistic estimate . |
| 13 | 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 " . |