Example sentences of "[vb pp] over [art] [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are simple spinelets scattered over the dorsal surface of the disk although they are often rubbed off in preserved specimens . |
| 2 | For a start , it allows spreading to be carried over a longer period during the winter months ( Table 1 ) . |
| 3 | The canal is carried over the western spur of the M5 on a modern aqueduct . |
| 4 | The most militant fan of Sixties architecture would be hard pressed to support a last-minute appeal for the Bull Ring , although crocodile tears will be shed over the probable demolition of the Rotunda , a monumental steel and glass phallus , that , in the absence of a sky-piercing cathedral , acts as the city 's one instantly recognisable focal point . |
| 5 | His burnished gold hair curled over the high collar of a royal blue coat , and he wore a black velvet waistcoat sprigged with silver leaves , an expensive-looking garment for a young physician unless he had private means . |
| 6 | He opened up a correspondence with the more pliable officers among Dara 's army and with promises of rewards secretly won over a sizeable proportion of his opponent 's force . |
| 7 | Stack Rock won over the minimum trip at Newbury earlier in the season and , with rain forecast in the Haydock area , he should have everything in his favour today . |
| 8 | In early 1977 , for the first time in 30 years , campesinos in the central region of the country occupied land from which they had been evicted over a long period of time to make way for export crops . |
| 9 | When it erupted around 75 000 a BP an estimated 2000 km 3 of material was dispersed over a wide area of the East Indies . |
| 10 | The temple can only be approached over a narrow drawbridge of truesteel . |
| 11 | With no game this weekend the Manor Ground was closed for business … but the directors were working overtime in the boardroom … sorting through thirty applications for the manager 's job … they 've drawn up a shortlist … four men are being interviewed over the next couple of days … who are they … the club are keeping the names a secret … we reckon Chris Nicholl … the former Southampton manager is still in the running … so too is the former Sunderland and Bristol City chief Denis Smith … the fans favourite is Mark Lawrenson who was in charge of United for a short spell before he fell out with Maxwells and the fourth man … is a mystery … could be the dark horse the names of former England keeper Ray Clemence and one time Villa striker Peter Withe have been under discussion … all will be revealed later this week … |
| 12 | Recessed lights , positioned over the front edge of a worktop , are particularly effective in kitchens ; enclosed ceiling light fittings are good for bathrooms . |
| 13 | This is not going to disappear overnight , it 's going to affect her for a long time , and she 's never going to catch up on the work that she 's missed over the last couple of months by having seven teachers in six weeks . |
| 14 | Mrs Swindles said the development would be seen over a wide area of Co Antrim , Newtownabbey , Belfast and Co Down . |
| 15 | This revealed the shell of a faint SNR seen over the western half of an ellipse having major and minor axes 44' and 32' respectively . |
| 16 | The most widespread bee-eater of the region , and the only bird with harlequin plumage and central tail feathers slightly projecting likely to be seen over the greater part of it . |
| 17 | Seen over the whole period from 1960 to 1989 the human family has been becoming significantly healthier . |
| 18 | I very much hope that the hospital to which the hon. Gentleman referred will be able to consolidate further the remarkable progress that it has made over the past couple of years — a 56 per cent . |
| 19 | It had been tracked over a three-year period by satellite and radio beacon and its movements have demonstrated that four separate currents affect the region of Antarctica near the Ross Ice shelf . |
| 20 | Bernhard Langer got the first blow in by hitting a great second shot over the Swilcan Burn at the first hole to only a few inches , about a foot I guess , and birdied to go one nearer the lead . |
| 21 | A taper was applied over a sliding scale of income , but on average the formula worked out so that most single parents would be able to earn an additional £12 without losing benefit entitlement . |
| 22 | To give a suitably ‘ thick ’ appearance to the painted plaster surface applied over the new brickwork of the chimney , ‘ Sirapite ’ plaster was mixed with wallpaper paste and smeared over the overprecise profiles of the new work . |
| 23 | Under a black layer of grime was another report of a visit to London of Signor Marconi , ‘ the inventor of the system of telegraphy by which messages can be transmitted over a considerable distance without wires ’ . |
| 24 | The number claiming SB has risen over the same period from three million to just under five million ( figures from CPAG ) . |
| 25 | While male activity rates have fallen steadily from 58.1 per cent in 1970 to 55.6 per cent in 1986 , female activity rates have risen over the same period from 26.6 per cent to 32.5 per cent . |
| 26 | He was keeping his head pointed firmly downwards , but he could feel a disresonance and his eyes searched over the stencilling shading of rock , scrub and moor . |
| 27 | Signatories of GATT could institute tariff changes which might discriminate against third parties only if done over a long period of time , so giving those third parties the opportunities of adjusting to the change without suffering severe economic disruption . |
| 28 | He had agreed to the live radio interview readily enough , probably expecting it to run the course of a dozen or so others he 'd done over the past couple of years . |
| 29 | Chaovalit 's entry to government was expected to raise the prestige of the administration which had been beset over the previous year by a series of corruption scandals and labour disputes . |
| 30 | In this type of study , trend values of consumption and income are collected over a long period of time so that most cyclical fluctuations are smoothed out . |