Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] over [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He either under acts or over acts does n't he ?
2 In the event Lin and Chiang pulled out at the last moment , prompting speculation that Lee had made a deal with the conservatives over the reform programme or over Cabinet posts .
3 Christopher jerked back and kicked , and the bowl of water spilt into the chair , over his legs and over Alan .
4 There is conflict between departments , between hierarchies and over decisions that are made .
5 Within a few hours the 126-member Slovene delegation walked out in protest over this defeat and over votes on amendments to the draft congress declaration , which had thereby rejected clear commitments to human rights and to closer ties with West European organizations .
6 The Extraditables were seeking to force concessions from the government over a 1984 extradition treaty with the United States and over policy towards convicted traffickers [ for releases or killings of five hostages since January 1991 see pp. 37957 ; 38001 ] .
7 Cruising along the crest , we could see almost as far as the coast to one side and over Bilsdale mast to the Cleveland Hills on the other .
8 ‘ On the negative side , over involvement from parents or over protection causes a player to suffer in his game .
9 For complaints coming on after overexertion or over lifting .
10 Data such as unemployment rates have been shown to perform as well as other , more complex indices and are likely to have a more stable social meaning across areas and over time .
11 Here the different ways of seeing ‘ women in film ’ , especially in the controversies over realism , over documentary film-making , over the gaze and over representations of sexuality , converged , for once , in the serious questions those four women asked about the feminist film debate which I have outlined above .
12 Precipitation decreases occurred over much of the United States , most of Europe and Russia and over Japan , while increases in precipitation over India and the Middle East were indicative of a more intense monsoon circulation in warm years ( figure 6.17b ) .
13 A 10-point council case included the fact that Bangor 's current library membership exceeds both Newtownards and Lisburn by over 30,000 , with over 100,000 more new issues in 1991–2 than Lisburn and over double that of Newtownards .
14 Concern about rabies may seem a somewhat trivial issue in a discussion of the huge topic of preventing infection , but it serves as a reminder that prevention is a subject which will always be fundamental to maintaining a safe environment , though the precise nature of the concern will vary among countries and over time .
15 While in the long run the requirements of capitalism determine the actions and the role of the state , the form of the state has varied across countries and over time .
16 The international economic dimensions of defence spending — evidence among countries and over time
17 She is particularly concerned over the potentially-harmful ‘ particles ’ of sewage blown into gardens and over houses in very windy weather .
18 Stretches of this can still be found descending on Peebles from the north and , south of the town , across a ford on the Haystoun burn and over Kailzie hill , heading onwards over the Ettrick Water towards the Border .
19 What it 's like : soft , padded , adjustable seat and padded neck support , with straps that go round mum 's waist and over shoulders and fit together with clunk-click fitting .
20 His connection with tramways was first established with the Blackburn and Over Darwen steam tramway , where he served for three years .
21 The two men clashed , however , notably over constitutional matters and over Moshoeshoe 's wish to enter into dialogue with South African liberation movements on issues affecting Lesotho .
22 He bounced uncontrollably around shelves , desks and over piles of books , screaming as he went .
23 Potential , past and present sponsors were invited to take part and over dinner Chairman Mike Dickinson M outlined the forthcoming sponsorship opportunities for companies in the North .
24 Proper planning was held up for a time until the route of the M4 was decided , as an early outline brought it through Harpsden and over Peppard .
25 Our perception of what should be censored , therefore , changes with the times and over time .
26 Comparisons will be made between organisations and over time , analysing the different structures , procedures and techniques for performance management .
27 Keep straight on/half right ( signposted Pengold ) through gate/stile and over stream .
28 And still the faint red light up ahead came and went by fits and starts , leading them on across gale-swept open moorland , through massively still pine forests , up exposed dirt tracks and over passes whose names had vanished with the inhabitants of the farms where until a few decades earlier generation after generation of human beings had eked out lives of almost unimaginable deprivation .
29 Scotch Whisky is inseparable from Scotland … of all the spirits mankind has distilled , refined and enhanced from nature 's huge store of goodness , Scotch Whisky is the noblest … a distillation of the natural riches with which Scotland is so abundantly endowed … clear waters tumbling down from the hills and across the moors , though peat and over granite … fields of golden barley … the cool , pure air .
30 ‘ I want to see the correspondence between the European Commission and the Government over subsidies and over guarantees about the future of Rover 's activities and jobs , ’ Mr Brown said .
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