Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] [noun sg] [noun] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After sowing sieve compost over the tray to cover the seeds ( unless the packet states otherwise ) . |
| 2 | Environmental groups are campaigning for more money and importance to be placed on the needs of cyclists , with a target of doubling cycle use over the next five years . |
| 3 | Government ministers now boasted of having increased spending on higher education and struck an expansionist note in calling for doubling student numbers over the next twenty-five years . |
| 4 | At 8.30am on his first day on the job , Mr Lobov summoned senior officials in his ministry and told them to draw up a plan for re-establishing state control over the economy . |
| 5 | The new popular press played a crucial role in orchestrating public opinion over the affair . |
| 6 | La Compania Aquas de Sabadell SA , Sabadell , Barcelona , and Telecom Valles SA , Terassa , Barcelona , claim to have developed the first system in Europe for reading water meters over the telephone . |
| 7 | Compania de Aguas de Sabadell SA , Cassa , and Telecom Valles SA have spent about $50,000 on developing a system for reading water meters over the telephone . |
| 8 | The result of a ballot of workers at Birmingham on taking strike action over the crisis will be announced tomorrow . |
| 9 | However , electtoral support for the ex-communists was perceived as a reaction to falling living standards over the period of the Solidarity-led government . |