Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] the [noun] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ADD ( 1981b ) further extend this research by estimating a three-equation quarterly model of unanticipated monetary growth , output and the price level for the UK over the period 1963–78 . |
| 2 | Try not to simply slide your fingers through the hair over the scalp . |
| 3 | Symptom scores were calculated from the questionnaires as the increase over the baseline score for autonomic symptoms ( sweating , heart pounding , warmness , anxiety , tingling , and trembling ) , neuroglycopenic symptoms ( inability to concentrate , confusion , drowsiness , tiredness , dizziness , weakness , blurred vision , and irritability ) , and total symptoms ( autonomic plus neuroglycopenic score ) . |
| 4 | The Corps originated in 1859 when the Volunteer Movement was formed as a result of the panic over the threat of a French invasion . |
| 5 | As a result of the controversy over the rejection by the Royal Academy of his portrait of T. S. Eliot , Lewis had resumed the kind of fame he had attained before the First World War . |
| 6 | How distant now seem the quarrels of the spring over the introduction of new short-range missiles . |
| 7 | As the Venice Biennale approaches its centenary year , political machinations , seemingly so dear to the heart of Italian and particularly Venetian cultural activities , are holding up the appointment of new members of the Management Committee which is responsible for the programme of the Biennale over the next four years . |
| 8 | The British Museum acquired some of these pieces knowingly , as examples of modern fakes , and by examining the pieces in the scanning electron microscope ( see glossary ) using microanalysis and digital-mapping techniques it has been possible to plot the concentration of the cadmium over the soldered surfaces . |
| 9 | This novel , with its chaotic narrative order and its prominent self-conscious authorial commentary , is an ideal example for the Formalists of the privileging of the syuzhet over the fabula . |
| 10 | A large sycamore tree growing in the front garden had branches which stretched along the side of the house over the trellis . |
| 11 | The Board 's General Manager Tom Frawley said today that the decision to close the Shantallow home had been a difficult one , but claimed it was the only possible course of action ‘ in light of the increase over the last few years in the level of nursing home accommodation and the reduced demand for residential accommodation which has come about as a result of improvements in housing in general and the development of sheltered accommodation and other community alternatives . ’ |
| 12 | It is understood that councillors who voted in favour of the motion are now to consult with the Department of the Environment over the legality of offering waste collection free of charge to Orange halls . |
| 13 | In 1986 , he destroyed at a single stroke the stranglehold of the unions over the British newspaper industry by removing his operation overnight to non-union Wapping . |
| 14 | The housebuilding side of the business has seen a 55pc rise in sales in the first five months of the year over the start of 1992 . |
| 15 | ‘ The decision to include all four centres — previously we have concentrated on two on an annual basis — is designed to enable companies to explore and maximise opportunities throughout the region over the 10 day period . ’ |
| 16 | In the event Lin and Chiang pulled out at the last moment , prompting speculation that Lee had made a deal with the conservatives over the reform programme or over Cabinet posts . |
| 17 | Place the saucepan with the milk over the heat and bring to the boil . |
| 18 | As her hair had been squashed down by her David Shilling spotted hat , she put on her prettiest blond wig with the tendrils over the forehead . |
| 19 | Dave Cook and myself planned to force a confrontation with the military over the issue of access to Range West . |
| 20 | However , the resolution also demanded further research into the proposal over the next year , during which the commercial ban would remain in force . |
| 21 | Exhausted , Morthen 's wounding cuts hurting her , she remained seated here , watching the cleft in the cliff over the gaunt and grimacing features of the man she had once loved . |
| 22 | Similarly , in a major study of investment in the EC over the period 1961–90 , the relation between net investment and the rate of profitability per unit of capital stock was found to be highly significant . |
| 23 | Instead of cutting income tax , we will make additional resources of at least £1 billion available for investment in the NHS over the next 22 months . |
| 24 | First , Leconte demolished Sampras in straight sets before teaming with Guy Forget to administer defeat in the doubles over the American pairing of Ken Flach and Robert Seguso . |
| 25 | The Gorbachev reforms caused much tension in the military over the question of internal order and security . |
| 26 | During the rest of the month sterling was adversely affected by uncertainty in the UK over the Maastricht Treaty ratification process and by unrest over the decision to reduce the size of the coal industry [ see this page ] ; the pound closed on Oct. 30 at DM2.41 . |
| 27 | Although during the defence summation Barry 's attorney had admitted that his client had been an " occasional " cocaine user , the prosecution 's case was hampered by doubts within the jury over the credibility of key prosecution witnesses including Moore and Charles Lewis , a convicted drug dealer whose evidence was responsible for four of the drugs charges against Barry . |
| 28 | The six Scottish universities with Scottish geological research interests undertook more than 40% of all research in the field over the period , and Table 2 , ranked in order of the proportion of Scottish research , suggests a high degree of concentration on local issues within Strathclyde and Dundee . |
| 29 | This three year study will explore empirically and theoretically the changing structure and significance of the linkages between corporate R&D and academic research in the UK over the last decade . |
| 30 | There has been an extraordinary rise in the sales of diesel cars in the UK over the past two years and diesel is proving more and more popular on the continent too . |