Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [be] [vb pp] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each suffix can take values 1 , 2 or 3 , corresponding to the three coordinate directions ; a vector equation can be read as any one of its component equations by substituting the appropriate value for the suffix common to every term ; and the repetition of a suffix within a single term indicates that that term is summed over the three values of that suffix . |
| 2 | Each entry was scrutinised over the following eight weeks both by the dampness group and a panel of academic experts — who unknowingly had chosen the same winners . |
| 3 | This equation is estimated over the whole sample period rather than by a more complicated rolling regression technique which would allow the parameters to change each quarter as new information became available . |
| 4 | The old flag was raised over the Supreme Soviet building in Riga for the first time on Feb. 27 . |
| 5 | When the light pen is moved over the code , it triggers the chips to make sound through the loudspeaker . |
| 6 | Cabinet and scientific opinion is split over the issue . |
| 7 | Scientific opinion is divided over the cause of the decline of species in the Bering sea , with explanations ranging from over-fishing , to food shortages or natural population fluctuations . |
| 8 | Scientific opinion was divided over the consequences of the war , and some environmentalists were felt to have overstated its negative effects . |
| 9 | The 52-year-old husband was slumped over the steering wheel of the Volvo . |
| 10 | Erm , the problem is that this should , this agenda was prepared over the Christmas period basically , and , and we started on the preparations of an economic development strategy in , in accordance with the way we 'd done it before , which was basically a strategy of what we were going to do ourselves . |
| 11 | The secular and religious authority enjoyed by this clan was recognized over the years in an ever wider area of the country , and during the seventh century the head of the clan used the title of emperor or empress on the Chinese model . |
| 12 | Furthermore careful control was exercised over the collection of faeces , with immediate freezing of specimens to minimise the possibility of bacterial biotransformation of faecal bile acids . |
| 13 | A gold sword hilt from the temple at Mallia shows an acrobat performing a back somersault ( Figure 29 ) ; perhaps , as Professor Alexiou suggests ( undated , p. 49 ) , in reality this feat was performed over the self-same sword planted in the ground , point upwards . |
| 14 | a finishing process whereby a transparent varnish is applied over the printed sheet to produce a glossy finish . |
| 15 | For all bookings made within 8 weeks of departure , the holiday is confirmed as soon as a verbal confirmation is given over the telephone or your travel agent confirms the booking via Viewdata , and therefore if you subsequently cancel your booking , cancellation charges as shown in condition ( 9 ) apply . |
| 16 | Animal and human manure was spread over the land , and about twenty tons might be used on the single acre if root crops were being grown . |
| 17 | Her fluffy white head was bent over the bag . |
| 18 | At one point , to suppress attacks , a large handkerchief was thrown over the stuffed cuckoo , but the enraged birds ( in this case , nightingales ) would not give up and assaulted the handkerchief instead . |
| 19 | A fine needle is passed over the mould to get a surface profile of the skin so it is possible to prove if wrinkles are less deep than before . |
| 20 | In France , a very tall but lightweight flèche was erected over the crossing . |
| 21 | In these cases a one nucleotide ‘ creep ’ of the blocked transcript was observed over the 15 min elongation time studied , as has been noted previously with other intercalators ( 11 ) . |
| 22 | Given that the eminent genealogist Sir Anthony Wagner has said in his book English Genealogy , that ‘ where a distinctive surname is found over the centuries in one place in successive tax returns and the like , family continuity can be presumed even if descent can not be proved step by step ’ , a useful study is possible . |
| 23 | Hull had the better of the first half struggle with Russ Wilcox their outstanding player , unlucky when his powerful header was tipped over the top . |
| 24 | Whitton almost broke the deadlock , rising to connect with a Frank Yallop cross , but his firm header was palmed over the top by Kelly . |
| 25 | Variations from the regular cost are spread over the expected remaining service lives of employees currently in the scheme . |
| 26 | This modified strategy was run over the same sets of mid , mixed and phonemic utterances reported in the previous section . |
| 27 | We welcome assurances from the leaders of Russia , Ukraine an Byelorussia that they intend that effective unified control is maintained over the Soviet Union 's nuclear weapons . |
| 28 | Another orange powder was dusted over the upper part of the body . |
| 29 | Her maroon dress was flung over the back of a chair by the window . |
| 30 | Considerable disquiet was expressed over the Society 's involvement in Orkney . |