Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Appointment or re-appointment over the age of 65 should be regarded as exceptional and should only be offered if equally suitable younger candidates are not available . ’ |
| 2 | The patients fasted at 0900 having not taken any drugs which affect gastric secretion or motility over the previous 10 days . |
| 3 | The classic pattern for the region , based in a number of instances on Lombard design , is for a triapsidal east end , a cruciform ground plan and a tall tower , or more often , an octagonal lantern or cupola over the main crossing . |
| 4 | It requires courage and support from sympathetic colleagues to admit that the things that have been happening in classrooms or schools over the past 20 years have been wrong , pigheaded or simply inefficient . |
| 5 | It was not uncommon for interviewees to report that at least one set of parents had been unhappy initially about their plans to marry and this was often connected in some way with disappointment or disapproval over the choice of spouse . |
| 6 | The buyers do not have any legal rights or obligations over the animals , but receive a certificate confirming their ownership and will receive regular newsletters on their elephant 's progress . |
| 7 | And apologies if any of you have tried sending mail and stuff to the list or listserv over the past hour or so ; it was n't working . |
| 8 | Tomorrow morning will be mostly dry , with any thicker cloud in the east of the region and only light rain or drizzle over the Cotswolds . |
| 9 | She sat demurely on the edge of one of the room 's more nondescript-looking chairs , knowing that this Josie , whoever she might be , would be her key to success or failure over the next few hours and maybe even the coming days . |
| 10 | In fact , some argue that there has been little growth or development over the years in the service . |
| 11 | They may delay the decision , in confusion or conflict over the choice now open to them ; but their bodies may give them messages . |
| 12 | So , in the winter evenings , they would draw the curtains and watch The Sound of Music or Bridge over the River Kwai and feel as though they had never moved out of Twickenham . |
| 13 | There has been a lot of research and change in the treatment of mental illness or frailty over the last few years . |
| 14 | 4 Whip the cream until holding soft peaks and spread or pipe over the custard . |
| 15 | At twilight it is most important to be kind to animals , to refrain from throwing anything on the ground , from riding either horse or camel over the desert , for you might injure a rising djinn and they are vengeful spirits . |
| 16 | Plenty of food for thought ahead to go with your pint of Whitbread Best Bitter , Flowers Original , Heineken or Courage over the bar ! |
| 17 | Because of Sub-Committee E 's special remit to scrutinize the vires of any Community proposal , any document which shows that there is doubt or controversy over the appropriate legal base will be identified and sifted to E. About a quarter of all documents are sifted to a sub-committee and the remainder , when the sift is endorsed by the full Select Committee at its next meeting , are cleared . |
| 18 | In modern viticultural establishments the grafts will spend some time in hot-room callusing boxes to develop a protective skin or callus over the grafting wound before they are planted into the nursery beds , and finally into the vineyard the following season . |
| 19 | Oethelwald is not heard of again after the battle and Oswiu re-established an overkingship of the northern Angles with his son , Ealhfrith , as co-ruler or sub-king over the Deirans ( Vita Wilfridi , chs 7 , 10 ) . |
| 20 | Official Soviet reports at the close of the talks stated that the meeting ended on " a sour note " with neither side able to reach common ground or agreement over the territorial issue . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , the Swedes claim to have discovered a cure for the sore eyes caused by staring at a screen all day which does n't involve putting any kind of filter or screen over the monitor . |
| 22 | Although wound discomfort is usually fairly short lived , nerve injury during the operation occurs after somewhere between 1 in 100 and 1 in 10 hernia operations and this can lead to more persistent or even permanent pain , discomfort or numbness over the groin , the base of the penis , and the upper part of the thigh . |
| 23 | It is likely that the implication of mothers Saving effort or time over the care of babies produces some anxiety ( guilt ) in them , unless the rationale is very acceptable , For the housewife , however , being economical and especially finding a particular way of reducing expenditure gives Satisfaction . |
| 24 | The raid on Culquha Farm , Ringford , near Castle Douglas , brings to more than £30,000 the value of sheep , cattle and horses stolen in Dumfries and Galloway over the last 12 months . |
| 25 | He and his mother had had many arguments and disagreements over the past few years . |
| 26 | Tension between Hungary and Czechoslovakia over the Gabcikovo hydro-electric dam project increased during February , as Czechoslovakia prepared to resume work on the project , contrary to Hungarian wishes . |
| 27 | The controversy between Hungary and Czechoslovakia over the proposed dam on the Danube at Gabcikovo [ see ED 56 ] has intensified , with Hungary abrogating the 1977 treaty between the two countries under which the dam was originally planned . |
| 28 | IC received a report of its cosponsored conference held in Sri Lanka in May , and noted developments towards other meetings to be held in Egypt , India and Botswana over the next 12 months . |
| 29 | At that time it had commanded fine views : south all the way to the river ; north and west over the lush pastures of the region towards the tiny village of Hampstead . |
| 30 | These inequalities have changed a little in some aspects as regards both the costs and rewards over the years but the striking feature is their extreme rigidity . |