Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] be [vb pp] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | than than they were quoted over the phone but |
| 2 | The list of issues which the group came up with was so detailed that it was discussed over the following weeks . |
| 3 | Flysheet : the flysheet has eyelets at its base which , once it is draped over the inner , fix onto the poles at ground level so that both inner and fly are attached to the poles . |
| 4 | Sarah was allowed to dust and polish in Mr Bradford 's rooms , a duty given only to trusted servants since it meant moving many of his important papers , but when she went in there after her return she dropped one of his boxes and everything was scattered over the carpet . |
| 5 | Hurley handed him a Turkish passport with a West German visa and he was escorted over the green line into Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus . |
| 6 | And it is specialised over the years in craft training , particularly in relation to the building and engineering trades , and has made unique provision in the district for the less able . |
| 7 | If it is mounted over the sink , a normal swivelling outlet spout is used . |
| 8 | A divorced woman can only use her former husband 's contribution record to establish her right to the basic pension and only provided she contributes in her own right as soon as the marriage ends and she does not remarry ( unless she is divorced over the age of 60 ) . |
| 9 | ‘ Statues of the gods once stood in the niches that surround us , but they were borrowed over the centuries and not returned . |
| 10 | While it was stretched over the whole length of imperial communications , its most dangerous possible rival was the more easily concentrated French fleet ; the prospect of a descent on the Channel ports still preoccupied the Admiralty . |
| 11 | When she was hit over the head with a brick and put off work for four months , she came back for more . |
| 12 | Darren Sadler , 25 , from Cleveleys Lancs was killed when he was swept over the sea wall in Blackpool . |
| 13 | Ratings now steadied the canoe as it was put over the side , lying on the hydroplanes . |
| 14 | The blade flashed as it was drawn over the leather . |
| 15 | Sitting together on a settee as they faced hostile questioning , Bill Clinton seemed at first to be struggling as he was tackled over the Flowers affair . |
| 16 | He was sent home from hospital after a short period , since the doctors thought it more important that he should be there with his wife , and he shouted " hurrah ! hurrah ! hurrah ! " as he was carried over the threshold . |