Example sentences of "to be [vb pp] over the " in BNC.
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| 31 | The amount of hot air likely to be generated over the 12 days could trigger off the kind of chain reaction that global warming scientists only refer to in hushed tones . |
| 32 | We have expressed our wish to the council that we would like to be consulted over the detailed implementation of the conditions and sincerely hope that we will be allowed to play a constructive part in this process . |
| 33 | They did n't want to be hit over the head like that , he concluded with his characteristic weary shrug . |
| 34 | Samsung Co , Seoul , South Korea is to install a telephone system for 150,000 subscribers in the province of Opole over the next two years : the South Korean Government is to grant loans totalling $50m for the purpose , to be repaid over the next 15 years , starting in five years . |
| 35 | Despite evident internal disagreements on the pace of economic reform , the government on May 14 announced that it had agreed on a programme of unified reforms to be implemented over the following months . |
| 36 | This limit is to be obligatory in vulnerable areas which are to be designated over the next two years . |
| 37 | Nat 's Dachsteins , dropped on a piece of exposed ground , are frozen solidly to it , have to be prised free , and will need to be thawed over the stove . |
| 38 | Some specific tasks had to be tackled over the course of the project . |
| 39 | of course that would n't help would it on the er great mass of er policies that have presently been written in respect of which claims are likely to be received over the next fifteen to twenty years be included so help |
| 40 | It involves co-operation between both sides of the body : for instance , as one leg is put into a trouser-leg , the other holds the body upright ; a sweater has to be pulled over the head and then organized so that one 's arms can slide into the sleeves . |
| 41 | These will necessarily have to be spread over the next five or six years as , and when , resources become available . |
| 42 | I believe this to be a mistake : in view of the gross statistical disparity the two instances are more likely to be an oversight , or an isolated directive , rather than an indication of an articulatory intention that is to be spread over the whole movement . |
| 43 | To help the long trek to some of the tees , the Committee allow cars to be driven over the course to suitable parking lots . |
| 44 | BANK chiefs are to be hauled over the coals by Chancellor Norman Lamont over the way they treat small businesses . |
| 45 | We would n't like to be hauled over the coals by the veterinary council for unprofessional conduct . ’ |
| 46 | BLUNDERING builders who have made residents ' lives a misery are set to be hauled over the coals by angry councillors . |
| 47 | Under the deal , the implementing contract for which was to be negotiated over the following 12 months , enriched uranium reportedly totalling 500 tonnes would be sold by Russia for hard currency needed to complete urgent repairs to its nuclear power plants . |
| 48 | There are only three solutions : the owners can decide that the pleasure of having a cat in the home is greater than the distress of living with scratched furniture , or some kind of covering that cats hate to scratch has to be put over the sides of the furniture , or the cats have to be trained not to strop the furniture with their claws . |
| 49 | You can ask for any particularly bad points against the plaintiff to be discussed over the phone or in a covering letter as they may well fall outside the expert 's evidence in chief . |
| 50 | Mr Floyd has rejected an appeal by the Ramblers ' Association for an underpass or footbridge to be provided over the bypass where a footpath will be cut in two . |
| 51 | It was to be broadcast over the national network every Saturday . |
| 52 | Members of the project envisage that up to 50 more birds may need to be introduced over the next two years before a self-supporting sea eagle population can be established . |
| 53 | The analysis of Section 7.3.1 has shown that if the torque producing capability of the stepping motor is to be maximised over the full speed range the switching angle must be made speed-dependent . |
| 54 | In its first real move into the Japanese market , Santa Cruz Japan has a well-planned series of seminars ready to be held over the next few months . |
| 55 | More random checks are to be held over the next few weeks . |
| 56 | Furthermore , there were other reasons why a general dictionary was to be preferred over the domain-specific dictionaries . |
| 57 | But they will have to be shovelled over the side . |
| 58 | ‘ The worst that can happen … ’ she took a deep breath , hoping that this was the right thing to say ‘ … is that the baby has to be delivered over the next few days . ’ |
| 59 | The tendency for anyone unused to such enormous forces is literally to be thrown over the handlebars . |
| 60 | While the lull in the firing persisted , the Magistrate ordered earth to be thrown over the rotting mountain of offal in order to cover it like the crust of a pie . |