Example sentences of "[vb infin] a [noun sg] of [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | This enthusiasm , inspired by Scottish sections , was short lived , and nothing came of the move , but it did signal a phase of agitation over representation that was to culminate in formal acceptance of the principle at the 1917 Congress . |
| 2 | Given a little thought as to siting the Pentstemons will provide a lot of interest over a long period and should prevent the need for annual replanting , which can be expensive and labour intensive . |
| 3 | BELVILLE : A wife should draw a sort of veil over her husband 's faults . |
| 4 | We shall create an awareness of change over time , preserve an awareness of context and prepare a critique of the nature of sources . |
| 5 | If you have time and can take a couple of days over the job , wait until the water has drained away , and fill the hole again . |
| 6 | Firstly , homosexual conduct , although no longer subjected to criminal penalties , except when it occurred in clearly defined public circumstances , would continue to be viewed as morally reprehensible ; and secondly , the move did not imply a relaxation of control over homosexual behaviour or was not intended by its main supporters to imply such a relaxation of control . |
| 7 | ‘ In fact it 's quite a good position to be in , ’ she says , ‘ in that you do have a lot of control over your future . |
| 8 | First , a bureau does not produce a surplus of revenue over costs which can be appropriated by employers , owners or employees as their own income . |
| 9 | The vital role ( which contemporaries fully appreciated ) played by such relatively small ports as Le Crotoy , at the mouth of the river Somme , in the period 1420–50 , together with the fact that the ports of Dieppe and Harfleur were among the first places to be snatched from English control in 1435 ( leaving them with Cherbourg as the only port from which they could maintain regular links with England between 1435 and 1440 , a vital period in the military history of the occupation ) , shows how important the Burgundian connection was to both main protagonists as they struggled to acquire and maintain a measure of control over the sea . |
| 10 | you may gain a sense of control over the ways in which HIV could affect you , your partner and your family |
| 11 | In their voices , you can hear a surplus of form over content , of genotext over phenotext , semiotic over symbolic , Barthes 's ‘ grain' ( the resistance of the body to the voice ) over technique . |
| 12 | After the previous Armed Forces minister , Archie Hamilton , was replaced by Mr Hanley , Mr Brandreth asked for a meeting in the hope that a change of minister might mean a change of heart over the pay office . |
| 13 | Held , allowing the appeal , that once an order was made under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 placing a child in the care of a local authority , responsibility for the care of the child was firmly with the local authority and the family proceedings court could not retain a power of review over the care order by including directions ; and that , accordingly , the direction relating to the continued involvement of the guardian ad litem would be deleted ( post , p. 812B , G ) . |
| 14 | ‘ I would like to think that any sort of physical abuse does n't go on any more , but this does not mean that people might not get a bucket of water over them sometimes . ’ |
| 15 | He or she will receive a flow of income over the year and will engage in a flow of spending over the same period . |
| 16 | Spare capacity would be resold to other British Telecom units , which could offer a variety of services over the network . |