Example sentences of "[conj] [art] [noun sg] [noun] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here the shapes of the characters ' mouths show that they are happy , sad , puzzled or ‘ miffed ’ , a black cloud over the head indicates that the character is feeling defeated or depressed , the lighted electric-bulb over the head indicates that the character has a bright idea , or the exclamation mark over the head shows that the character is amazed . |
| 2 | It was explained that this was because the company was perpetually producing new products with life-cycles of two to four years and that the product mixes over the narrow product range in current production were largely set by the available type of capacity over such periods . |
| 3 | Scientists issued predictions in warning that the ozone layer over the northern hemisphere could dwindle to dangerously record low levels in the early spring , as a result of a build-up of depleting chemicals , combined with the effects of last year 's explosion of the Mount Pinatubo volcano in the Philippines . |
| 4 | There is some evidence that the cloud cover over the US has increased since 1950 by 2 or 3 per cent , according to James Angell of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration . |
| 5 | Place your protractor over the outline shown with the centre of the protractor over Belize and the base line over the North-South line . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , he continued to prevaricate even as the Dec. 20 deadline for registering as a candidate for the New Hampshire contest approached , while indicating that he might yet join the contest for his party 's presidential nomination if he could satisfactorily resolve the current impasse between himself and the state legislature over the budget . |
| 7 | But the home secretary 's statement gives no hint of the continuing dispute between broadcasters and the Home Office over the changes to allocations in the VHF band . |
| 8 | It was here they learnt to abide by the rules of the house , and the safety rules over the use of the quarry . |
| 9 | , but erm , and I notice that quite often the shelves would be half empty , came here , I would stop on the way back from the school the bank and the butcher 's and the paper shop over the road I could come in quarter to nine and I 'm , you know , I , I was done and I said to my Arnold they 're not going to sell much unless they put some money into filling the shelves surely Spa will back them , and he said I keep on telling them that I keep on saying to them if you do n't put the goods there on display people are going to go over the road to Lipton 's and and |
| 10 | The company constructed Vauxhall bridge over the Thames , the railway bridge at Trent junction , and the railway viaduct over the Derwent . |
| 11 | TALKS are to be held between a cricket club and a rugby club over the future of a top sporting venue . |
| 12 | However , nearly 80 per cent of you who own a shower have it installed in the bathroom , and a shower curtain over the bath is the favourite type of screen . |
| 13 | And a cotton rag over the top of that . |
| 14 | I can assure you that he is highly delighted with his decision to purchase because the cost savings over the life-time of the machine more than offset the initial cost difference . ’ |
| 15 | The monsoon occurs because the air temperature over the Asian land mass heats up faster in summer than the air over the surrounding ocean . |
| 16 | Yields on well-let properties , even in the glutted City of London office market , have fallen by as much as a percentage point over the past six months . |