Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] be [vb pp] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Then she flew high over the site of Callanish above the men and the fallen bodies of her kind which were scattered over the site . |
| 2 | The Party 's policy on Spain had also been radically altered amid the great enthusiasm which was felt over the resistance of the Republican Government . |
| 3 | Was not ‘ cushion ’ the term which eventually became vogue for the extra help which was thrown over the poll tax time and again in a vain attempt to douse the flames of dissent . |
| 4 | The links between politics and patronage can not have been beneficial to the efficiency of the customs service as a revenue-collecting agency , for all too often strong political interests could secure an important post for a man with little or no experience who was placed over the head of men far better qualified than himself , and presumably resentful of their own failure to secure advancement . |
| 5 | Each microchip carries a unique code , which can be read using a special scanner which is passed over the area where the chip is implanted . |
| 6 | On this occasion they were accompanied over the later stages by Pagon and Sellwood , the two British ladies ' K1s , also bringing up the rear of their class . |
| 7 | As he headed for St Margaret 's Grove he was bundled over the fence into the field . |
| 8 | Of course , quite a lot of them do — putting down on paper what was agreed over the phone to be produced in evidence if the other side claims they never did , for example . |
| 9 | From being able to cope just about ) with everyday life they were tipped over the edge into breakdown , from which only a few were able to re-emerge . |
| 10 | We may extend this metaphor further by suggesting that our everyday experience of stress is rather like a tap which is placed over the glass and into which it drips drops of stress . |
| 11 | The name Heryng is found often connected with Halling and another name we find is that of John Hostier , who in 1268 , was bailiff here , for in this year he was questioned over the Bishop 's land at Halling . |