Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] over [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He is not going to be sacked over Christmas , and in the New Year the preparations for the Spring Budget would be disrupted by a change at the helm . |
| 2 | Our models invariably produce the same general conclusion : if aposematism can reach a high enough frequency in a local population , then it will be favoured over crypticity ( Figure 2 ) . |
| 3 | There are several ways in which the five responses might be summarized into a single score for each month which could then be traced over time . |
| 4 | Although there are important differences between the various theories , the great majority of researchers assert that ‘ aggression ’ ( however defined ; see below for a discussion on definitions ) is an integral part of human nature ; and that aggressive impulses and behaviour have somehow to be directed and controlled for human relations to be sustained over time in a social setting . |
| 5 | Interviews conducted during the course indicate the importance of task achievement and of the related social processes which encourage self development ; and these consequences appear to be sustained over time . |
| 6 | Second , it can forge a ‘ pact ’ with one or more of the other parties , which entitles them to be consulted over policy decisions but excludes them from holding ministerial posts . |
| 7 | Bins should be placed over soil to allow the migration of soil organisms and worms . |
| 8 | Although it is fairly complicated now , it will be simplified over time and will offer a migration route up from things like XT Intrinsics . |
| 9 | With so much car related crime it 's a problem that wo n't be solved over night . |
| 10 | Anyone who needs an operation will wish to be operated on by a competently trained surgeon ; the necessary skills need to be honed over time . |
| 11 | There seemed real evidence they would be forgotten over time . ’ |
| 12 | These sums can then be varied over time to reflect changes consequent upon the damage caused to the injured party . |
| 13 | When Greek letters are used , as above , the summation is to be made over time and space coordinates . |
| 14 | STAFF at Liverpool 's Victims of Violence charity home are to be balloted over strike action in support of a sacked colleague . |
| 15 | TGWU spokesman John Hannigan said the six union members would be balloted over strike action if Miss Owen was not reinstated . |
| 16 | Skimming a chapter for its main ideas may be done over coffee . |
| 17 | Hyacinths can be grown over water in special hyacinth glasses . |
| 18 | ( You might refer to the ways in which industry can be organized over space ; to patterns and forms of uneven development ; to how it changes over time . ) |
| 19 | By using panel survey methods , the recruitment and retention rates of members can be tracked over time . |
| 20 | Coupons , contained within the pack , may be collected over time and exchanged for a variety of products in a catalogue . |
| 21 | Water authority to be sued over officer 's illness |
| 22 | The Active Microwave Instrument radar system , built by Marconi Space Systems , is significant because it can be used over land or ocean : it will return vital information about how the wind interacts with waves . |
| 23 | Can not be used over masonry paint . |
| 24 | ( Kay , 1990 , extends this argument to say that effect should be valued over intent as well . ) |
| 25 | However , it thinks some kind of contact will be forged over time and expects a port to the company 's DRS6000 Unix box to materialise in the not too distant future . |
| 26 | The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum in Middlesbrough will be closed over Easter due to continuing work on temperature controls . |
| 27 | His TV play Rotten Apples , to be shown over Christmas , is a black comedy set within a Northern Irish police station . |
| 28 | This decadent body lotion , with its spicy flower aroma , demands to be smothered over skin coming out of winter hibernation . |
| 29 | Secondly , in some species the choice is remarkably finely tuned so that under certain circumstances familiarity may be preferred over novelty . |
| 30 | Projects need to be assessed over time ; there are very few whose benefits can be seriously assessed in less than ten years , and a period of fifteen to twenty years would be more meaningful . |