Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the fifth century rectangular and sunken buildings were erected over an earlier farm and its fields . |
| 2 | These references , which were given over the period continually to 1984 , undoubtedly had an effect on the ability of Berg to engage in large scale bill discounting transactions with other banks . ’ |
| 3 | Hunters were gathering over the dome . |
| 4 | So much so that the waves were crashing over the boat , and the boat was filling up with water . |
| 5 | The academics ' letter to The Independent , for which signatures were gathered over the past fortnight , expressed dismay at the damage it said had been inflicted on universities and polytechnics since 1979 . |
| 6 | Sickness absence records of 9072 participants ( 88% of the total sample ) were examined over a mean period of 20 ( range 0.3–39.6 ) months . |
| 7 | All manner of Masters records were broken over the first 36 holes . |
| 8 | Just as they were puzzling over the next move the man rang back to tell them that they were on a wild goose chase . |
| 9 | Both Billy and Tony had praised his coolness , and they were puzzling over the fate of their confederates . |
| 10 | As a result of her involvement in the policy group all 46 practices in Newcastle were consulted over the draft discharge and assessment arrangements and had an opportunity to influence them . |
| 11 | Cyclamen corms that were resting over the summer can be restarted now . |
| 12 | Volunteers were enrolled over a nine month period . |
| 13 | Studies using X-ray analysis have shown that some paintings , such as Renoir 's The umbrellas , were painted over a period of years , with several definite alterations and distinct stages involved in the painting . |
| 14 | But that was generally the practice of settled people : Zuwaya were scattered over a vast territory , and although they owned land they were not permanently resident on it . |
| 15 | When dawn broke , the jeeps and trucks were scattered over a wide area , camouflaged under bushes and in the lee of rocks . |
| 16 | The two Bf110s had crashed nearby , and ‘ … they were scattered over a wide area — we all went out to view the wrecks . |
| 17 | All windows were blown out and large pieces of metal and wood were scattered over a wide area . |
| 18 | While a large number of the items taken from Germany are held in special State-run storage facilities and are easy to work with , the majority of works removed from Russia were scattered over the world in the post-war period ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ Then she flew high over the site of Callanish above the men and the fallen bodies of her kind which were scattered over the site . |
| 20 | Although parts were scattered over the surrounding fields , the main body of the plane had landed in one piece . |
| 21 | Figure 5 shows their distribution with time ; 49% occurred in the first four seconds after the onset of the common cavity episode and 34% were scattered over the 5th to the 27th second after the onset of the common cavity . |
| 22 | Scamp turned to reach down into one of the boxes of groceries that were scattered over the floor but I did n't see what he was after as Nevil was lifting me up by the shoulders . |
| 23 | A spokesman said more cash calls were expected over the next few months as members become faced with increasing demands from agents to meet large losses . |
| 24 | From being able to cope just about ) with everyday life they were tipped over the edge into breakdown , from which only a few were able to re-emerge . |
| 25 | In at least two of the areas I visited the regional health authority and some of the first wave fundholders were wrangling over the savings accrued during the first year . |
| 26 | Soon they were laughing over the melodrama of it ; how quickly he had seemed to arrive at death 's door , and how absurdly soon afterwards he was stuffing his face and bouncing with health . |
| 27 | The three men were walking over the top paddock . |
| 28 | They were walking over the deep sun-baked mud-tracks of the lane and you had to watch where you put your feet if you did n't want to twist your ankle . |
| 29 | Hundreds of miners from the western valleys were walking over the hill to the stricken village . |
| 30 | Windows were shattered over a wide area and a number of persons had to be treated for injuries from flying glass and shock . |