Example sentences of "[noun sg] be over " in BNC.

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1 I 'm just trying to remember that j Oh erm down on Road , here , where the vicarage is , it used to be a pub , because the vicarage were over here at once upon a time .
2 Now that isolation is over South Africa 's unwholesome pre-eminence in making money and fame out of the game for a few over-exposed players ( at the expense of enjoyment of the game for the many ) could be infectious .
3 One disappointment is over a proposed joint declaration by Japan and the Community .
4 Well now you see the week that William 's down the John 's , in John 's and they 'll tell you all erm once the tea 's over the dishes , I do the dishes right away
5 The car 's over there .
6 ‘ The car 's over here . ’
7 But his car 's over there , right ?
8 For this man the ordeal of several hours in a police cell is over there 'll be no court case , no difficult explanations for his employer .
9 This is because they try to get up before their body weight is over their feet .
10 Perfection is in the eye of the beholder , but Paul Clarke reckons that it does n't help if the beholder who made the piece is over critical of the workmanship .
11 The average age is thirty-nine , but in some areas , such as East Anglia , over half of the labour force is over the age of forty-five .
12 With selections for most events being clear-cut , the main dilemma is over the one lap event .
13 Mývatn is over the hill , past more vile-smelling industrial delights .
14 The Blue Grotto is over there . ’
15 If your employee is over pension age , he or she pays no employee 's NI contributions .
16 For both candidates the biggest pander contest was over Israel .
17 Byrne 's letter was very nearly counterproductive , as it convinced Smith 's trade union backers that the sooner this contest was over the better .
18 Its worst loss of nerve was over a Channel 4 programme MI5 's Official Secrets in which Cathy Massiter , a former MI5 case officer responsible for surveillance of the peace movement , alleged that her investigations into CND had been passed on to government ministers for party-political use .
19 so they refused to do it up , well the result was over the years the pot holes down to the sites got bigger and they 're so far off the road from
20 Religious grumbles continued , but the Government 's only serious defeat was over equal pay for women teachers .
21 When the tea was over Maggie brought out two deck chairs from the summer house and after putting them up she pointed to one , saying , ‘ Make yourself comfortable , I 'm going to help Aunt clear up .
22 By the time the interview was over the dogs were all asleep and refused to wake up .
23 Although the accounts were concise , the print was too small , and because of some confusion over the treatment of the initial endowment under covenant , the judges later decided that its turnover was over the £1m maximum for the category .
24 When the fighting was over Menelik noticed the boy and told his servants to tend him .
25 Now the fighting was over there was plenty forthcoming .
26 She heard a groan leave him , and in the next moment his mouth was over hers again , and he was pulling her yet closer to him , his hand warm at her back , moulding her to him .
27 The action was over allegations that Mr Cardoen supplied Iraq with 29,000 cluster bombs during its war with Iran and laundered the money through his Florida property portfolio .
28 The main areas of disagreement were over the economic control of aviation on the North Atlantic .
29 Double clicking the mouse whilst the pointer is over a selected area is the normal way of starting any application from an icon .
30 GUIL : If it is , and the sun is over there ( His right as he faces the audience ) for instance , that ( Front ) would be northerly .
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