Example sentences of "[am/are] [v-ing] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are stepping over the invisible , moralistic Maginot Line of the old culture of opposition . |
| 2 | I am puzzling over the dot matrix display board that 's trying to tell me what trains are coming my way . |
| 3 | But clearly someone out there misses it because promoters are bringing over The Incredible Hulk Hogan , The Ultimate Warrior and a gentleman called Randy Savage , for eight dates in April and May , and they 're all sold out . |
| 4 | It is quite acceptable to ask to sample before you buy , although this is only possible if you are purchasing over the counter . |
| 5 | DAVID ANDERSON , chairman of Australian Mutual Provident , Australia 's biggest life insurer , and Einion Holland , chairman of Pearl Group , the British life insurance company , are meeting over the next few days amid speculation that the Australian group is poised to mount a takeover bid for Pearl worth at least £1bn . |
| 6 | How do I know that machines are communicating over the air waves ? |
| 7 | Also , when comparing two probes we are averaging information over the large number of clones , whereas when comparing two clones we are averaging over the small number of probes , so a probe-probe comparison has a higher information content than a clone-clone comparison . |
| 8 | It 's funny but life seems infinitely sweeter ( you 're going over the top now ) ; anyway I thrive on challenges and this is the ultimate one . |
| 9 | Bear that in mind when you 're going over the staff with a fine-tooth comb . ’ |
| 10 | There 's something to have a bash at while you 're relaxing over the Christmas hols ! |
| 11 | They 're staying over the week-end . ’ |
| 12 | And it 's the usual , well you know son you 're getting on now and it 's time to settle down and I 've put your name down for agency in Taiwan or whatever , and we 've got this lovely girl who we think is ideal for you , da da , da da da and we 're sending over the papers for you to fill in . |
| 13 | Whatever you 're doing over the weekend of 28th/29th November , forget it , your time could be better spent … |
| 14 | They 're opening the door now , they 're coming over the roof with a net . |
| 15 | For me , it depends on what you 're saying over the noise . |
| 16 | " You and Lorne , you 're fighting over the girl . |
| 17 | The stile is stopped up and , and res erm children particularly are clambering over the bridge in order to use the footpath , which actually does end at the stile , which has been stopped up , erm through the nature reserve . |
| 18 | Cause in the summer when the traffic lights are changing the trees are growing over the ones this side |
| 19 | At RAF Lyneham 500 men are sweating over the vast amounts of equipment the individual soldier attaches to his body prior to jumping into a theatre of war . |
| 20 | And he warned his opponents : ‘ If you are going over the top on me you 've got to put me out of the game . |
| 21 | ‘ Choppers are patrolling over the city , ’ Tass added . |
| 22 | It 's now believed the worst of the outbreak is over and some birds are getting over the disease . |
| 23 | So if you are foaming over the price of a pint , shop around for the special offers . |
| 24 | The inter-library comparison of 14 university libraries carried out by the Centre for Interfirm Comparison in 1979/80 showed how staff costs are predominating over the budgets for materials . |
| 25 | Now I have said that , it 's not government policy , perhaps I 'm stretching over the bounds of saying it , but er those these ideas are around . |
| 26 | The government and the ANC are bickering over the preconditions for negotiation — matters such as the bringing home of exiles and the release of political prisoners . |
| 27 | ‘ We expect the control we are exercising over the sound levels at the concert will prevent undue disturbance to residents , ’ said assistant director of environmental health Ray Jones . |
| 28 | When we are required to respond to Green Papers , White Papers or Royal Commissions , whether we are negotiating over the Courts and Legal Services Bill or standard fees in the magistrates ' courts , the quality of our response must at the very least match that of other interested parties and groupings . |
| 29 | AT A crowded night market in Bangkok a stallholder and a tourist are haggling over the price of a polo shirt . |
| 30 | It is a Tuesday morning in 1989 , clouds are settling over the Southside and Rangers are due to play Dundee United in a re-scheduled Scottish Cup match . |