Example sentences of "[adv] over the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shortages vary somewhat over the country . |
| 2 | While most participants perceived the problem they differed somewhat over the matter of its resolution . |
| 3 | He was amiable enough over the port . |
| 4 | ‘ The pencil could not go fast enough over the paper , so quickly changed the scenes . ’ |
| 5 | He began to speak out loud over the sound of the copious running water ; he congratulated himself for not crying in public , he congratulated himself for not getting hurt , for not letting himself be assaulted on the way home , for not letting anyone corner him or get him down on the floor or up against a wall but for keeping walking instead . |
| 6 | But rabbits are most accessible to the mink in the spring and autumn , and much less so over the winter . |
| 7 | My first ever act went really well ; I was so over the moon I walked all the way home to Streatham with this huge smile on my face . |
| 8 | And if he and his secretary had returned , she felt she stood a better chance of establishing an interview by calling in person rather than trying to do so over the phone . |
| 9 | Bowen delivered the ideal ball into the penalty area and Sutton reached it before the advancing Norman only to flick it a yard or so over the top . |
| 10 | If you are one of the people who think all that pre-match razzamattazz is so over the top , the actual kick-off is 8pm . |
| 11 | My Lords , the short answer to this lies in the very extensive powers which Lord Chetwode [ the settlor ] had over the assets of the settlement and so over the share capital of Attleborough . |
| 12 | If you need to withdraw more than £500 you can do so over the counter at your Midland branch . |
| 13 | For example , if some of the roses will be perfumed , then ideally they should be placed near the path , so that you can smell the scent as you walk past and , if you wish to bury your nose in the flower , you wo n't have to trample halfway over the flower bed to reach the appropriate bloom . |
| 14 | He had grabbed hold of Cliff and had him halfway over the ship 's side and would have dumped him into the dock had he not been restrained by a couple of his workmates . |
| 15 | The argument is likely to be less over the substance of the legislation than over whether the system can be implemented . |
| 16 | Genetic , sex , and environmental effects are eliminated in each within-twins difference and the mean of the these differences is a good measure of the X-effect even if the average response varies greatly over the twin pairs . |
| 17 | The Supervisory Authority exercises its supervision not only over the operation of the stock exchange but also over all public buying and selling of securities . |
| 18 | I went Street erm , which was just next door to Grandma 's , only over the wall , . |
| 19 | Immediately behind and above the waterfall , the sloping hillside had become a fifty-foot smooth rocky cliff , so that the water poured not only over the edge above , but out into the pool , leaving a ledge along which Bill Robins now beckoned me . |
| 20 | It is only over the question of Faculty examinations and the associated ‘ grandfathering ’ provisions that there is a material divergence of views between the two bodies . |
| 21 | Since the line managers are typically allocated the authority to control resources and staff are not , or are allocated authority only over the resource in which they specialize , there is an inevitable imbalance . |
| 22 | Given their portrayal by trade unionists as rich members of the bourgeouisie who were concerned only over the value of their property , they did not expect a sympathetic reception from workers . |
| 23 | The outcome was clearly welcomed by those with liberal sentiments : for however much one may deplore the sexual activities of young teenagers , there can surely be little doubt that the protection of such a girl from an unwanted pregnancy must be a matter of primary importance , and , therefore , if need be , have precedence not only over the right of parents to give or withhold consent , but even over the right to information regarding their child , for whom they are legally responsible . |
| 24 | Picking her up gently in his mouth he carried her back home , sweeping her flamboyantly over the threshold and into their new abode — his cosy old basket in the corner of the kitchen ! |
| 25 | His eyes moved swiftly over the scene before him , registering but not acknowledging Pascoe and Dalziel . |
| 26 | Crouched in the shadows , Scathach watched , but his eyes were on Tallis , not on her fingers as they moved swiftly over the charm . |
| 27 | At the same time his hand slid down her arm and reached behind her ; it slid swiftly over the curve of her buttocks . |
| 28 | Several sinuous black shapes were ghosting swiftly over the grass from the treeline opposite the front of the house . |
| 29 | Make life simpler for yourself and better for the seedlings by sowing thinly in rows , rather than scattering the seeds randomly over the surface of the compost . |
| 30 | This time the argument was entirely over the onus of proof . |