Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [verb] [adv] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A good deal of improvisation was necessary and Martha had put three tin plates to heat up over the hissing saucepan of beans . |
| 2 | Comparison of hybridisation sections with consecutive sections stained with haematoxylin and eosin revealed clusters of silver grains deposited mainly over the epithelial cells adjacent to young granulation tissue . |
| 3 | Towards evening dark clouds gathered again over the mountain at the mouth of the valley , slashing its face with rain in a slanting sheet of steel-grey light . |
| 4 | NORTH-EAST politicians clashed yesterday over the health service in the first major debate of the election campaign . |
| 5 | The Army was more ambivalent : while welcoming the end of National Service and the return to ‘ real soldiering ’ with a regular army , the Army Council looked askance at the loss of 51 regiments , 17 of which were infantry battalions with battle honours stretching back over the centuries . |
| 6 | With its combination of beauty , beaches , culture and history , it has been long been a favourite holiday destination and its hot temperatures have drawn sun seekers form all over the world . |
| 7 | by John Bailey Bream , once referred to as the matchman 's favourite fish , have seen their popularity amongst specialist anglers rise dramatically over the past few years . |
| 8 | But the lesson of the Kennedy case is that if you have the chance to take another job before your redundancy has been confirmed , you may have to choose between safeguarding your future and cashing in on the job rights built up over the years in your present employment . |
| 9 | Central vent eruptions occur all over the world , on the mid-ocean ridge volcanoes , at destructive plate margins , and along the African rift valleys ; there is no particular environment which is specially favourable to them . |
| 10 | But leisure journeys weave all over the place . |
| 11 | It was introduced in embryonic form for all children in 1976 , and child tax allowances disappeared altogether over the next two years . |
| 12 | These usually circular or oval grass covered wall foundations occur all over the island and vary in size from about ten feet to forty feet in diameter and can be found alone or in small groups . |
| 13 | PAY deals in the manufacturing and service industries fell sharply over the past year . |
| 14 | In the morning clouds boiled ominously over the distant Baltoro peaks as we cramponed to the start of the east ridge . |
| 15 | Church bells rang out over the sunlit streets of Bristol and across the two rivers where a fine evening haze spread , blurring the edges of the buildings , disguising flaws in paint and plaster , softening the impact of rags , heightening the charm of sprigged muslin and chintz . |
| 16 | Pension funds increased thirtyfold in size over the twenty-five years to 1985 ; insurance companies grew fourteenfold over the same period . |
| 17 | As the smoke cleared and the dust settled , two fighter planes came in over the fields and circled the remains of the barn . |
| 18 | There were fields on either side with occasional stands of pine trees scattered unpredictably over the landscape . |
| 19 | At the lodge gates turn right over the reservoir dam then walk up through Blackstone Bank Wood . |
| 20 | Then the almond eyes gazed fiercely over the child 's head towards Nana . |
| 21 | The stated rate of interest payable in respect of stepped interest bonds increases progressively over the period of issue . |
| 22 | On the one hand , they did not want working class hooligans swarming all over the country causing mayhem . |