Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] a [adj] [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Brussels yesterday NATO sources said the alliance had completed plans to enforce a no-fly zone over Bosnia , with the United Nations expected to approve the use of allied fighters this week to shoot down Serb or other planes flying over the republic . |
| 2 | TI also took the unusual decision to try a one-shot approach over a short timetable , rather than the more conventional series of increasing offers . |
| 3 | In this case , the researcher asks the subjects of the research to keep a detailed diary over a given period . |
| 4 | In an attempt to overcome a two-year-old impasse over European Commission proposals for an alignment of national rates of Value Added Tax ( VAT ) and Excise rates by 1993 , the ministers agreed to abandon key provisions for revising VAT collection arrangements . |
| 5 | The West believed , in any case , that Russia would try to exploit the process of German reunification to install a Communist government over the whole country . |
| 6 | An optical fibre uses total internal reflection to carry a light beam over long distance and around corners . |
| 7 | Its roof curved out on cantilevers to provide a permanent awning over the outside walls . |
| 8 | Although we might expect bedrock mineralogy to exert a pervasive control over the products of chemical weathering this is not the case , at least at the broad scale , both because the rocks and minerals exposed at the Earth 's surface are dominated by just two or three types ( Table 6.5 ) , and because prolonged weathering tends to lead to a convergence of secondary mineral types irrespective of parent material mineralogy . |
| 9 | A PLAN to divert a public footpath over farmland will go to a public inquiry . |
| 10 | Alternatively , try Boots No 7 Defence 15 , £8.15/50ml , with a Sun Protection Factor of 15 , which contains oils and silicone fluids to provide a protective mantle over the skin which repels airborne pollutants ! |
| 11 | Tony Curtis , from Peterborough , landed 12 Rainbow trout to score a narrow win over Simon Hodges , from Bath , who managed to land 12 smaller fish . |
| 12 | Barcelona came back from European Cup despair to score a 2-1 win over Atletico Bilbao at the Nou Camp on Saturday . |
| 13 | Makerere University was closed on Nov. 10 , 1989 , after 7,000 students defied a government instruction to end a 12-day strike over allowances for books and travel . |
| 14 | Coming on as a second-half substitute after two years out with an elbow injury , Montana led the San Francisco 49ers to three scores in the fourth quarter to clinch a 24-6 victory over the Detroit Lions . |
| 15 | Boogie Bopper has an ideal chance to make a successful debut over timber in the Lake Conditional Jockeys ' Selling Hurdle ( 12.30 ) . |
| 16 | A scientist has resigned from FoE 's board of directors in protest against the organisation 's decision to adopt a low profile over oil spills caused by the Gulf war . |
| 17 | Paige smiled her thanks and pulled out a chair , yet before she sat down she could n't resist the urge to cast a furtive glance over her shoulder . |
| 18 | The Treasury has staff to keep a continual watch over each department 's spending . |
| 19 | This Australian spider uses its remarkable night vision to throw a net-like web over its prey , rather like a miniature gladiator . |
| 20 | Hendry took only 52 minutes to complete a 5-0 victory over Dave Finbow , of Worcester , who is ranked at No63 . |
| 21 | President Collor carried out a reshuffle of his Cabinet in mid-January , in an effort to overcome a political crisis over pensions . |
| 22 | Control is widely defined as the ability to exercise a decisive influence over a company by any means . |
| 23 | McGrath was on target with a header to seal a 2–0 win over little Latvia on the Republic 's first visit to the Baltic last Wednesday . |
| 24 | 2.45:BY far and away the most competitive juvenile race run so far this term , and I fancy in-form Flat handicapper ROBINGO to make a winning debut over hurdles for Martin Pipe . |
| 25 | Congressional officials predict , however , that a truncated version of the tax break will pass the Senate this week , allowing the White House to trumpet a one-two victory over the relatively untried Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill . |
| 26 | I still have n't found time to take a proper walk over there , ’ she added , indicating the expanse of formal parkland stretching out below them . |