Example sentences of "[vb base] the [noun] [prep] [noun pl] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the pond-building books fail to acknowledge Murphy 's Law , it is nowhere more evident than at the point where neat diagrams demonstrate the laying of slabs over flap of liner . |
| 2 | Pipe the chocolate into swirls over the chocolate-coated truffles . |
| 3 | PROTECTION officers face the jibes of colleagues over their ‘ flunkey ’ duties for VIPs . |
| 4 | Note the coat of arms over the door and the fine plasterwork — with the date 1659 — over the fireplace . |
| 5 | In all such matters the government is in a position comparable to that of every private individual who can by his actions affect the fortunes of others over whom he has no authority , and who may , within limits , force people to obey their moral duty when they incline not to do so . |