Example sentences of "[adv] over [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You are able to collect the information detailed below over a number of informal visits , and are now required to present your preliminary conclusions and recommendations for Davenport 's consideration . |
| 2 | While most participants perceived the problem they differed somewhat over the matter of its resolution . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | If you need to withdraw more than £500 you can do so over the counter at your Midland branch . |
| 5 | The argument is likely to be less over the substance of the legislation than over whether the system can be implemented . |
| 6 | The formation of financial conglomerates , embodying commercial banking , stock-broking , market making , fund management etc , raise concerns not only over a clash of interests between conglomerate and client but also over a clash of obligations owed by the conglomerate to two or more clients . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | However , this is not expected to happen for some time and even when reform is introduced , the probability is that it will be phased in over a number of years . |
| 13 | This benefit , phased in over a number of years , came fully into operation in 1979 , and replaced child tax allowances and family allowances . |
| 14 | Any new planting was designed to be phased in over a period of years , planting schemes having to take account of the need to create a distinctive landscape for the immediate future as well as for the long term . |
| 15 | In other cases , a partner 's contribution may be agreed to be collected in over a period of years out of his profit share . |
| 16 | ‘ Come and fill me in over a cup of coffee . ’ |
| 17 | She has had to give in over the question of chrome : and the Foreign Minister , who never struck me as being too friendly towards us , failed to get away ( as he apparently hoped ) with letting armed German ships through the Straits . |
| 18 | We presumed this to be a regular ford and drove across with the water slopping in over the floor of the Land rover , but we eventually made it up on to the high inland plateau . |
| 19 | There was a lot more rhubarb , along the lines of ‘ Yes , what ? ’ and ‘ What are we going to sing , brothers ? ’ and then Mrs Quigley cut in over the top of this with a cadenza that would not have disgraced Dame Kiri Te Kanawa . |
| 20 | Now , as always at the beginning of the rainy season , dense black clouds began to roll in over the Residency from the direction of the river , advancing slowly , not more than a few feet above the ground and masking completely whatever lay in their path . |
| 21 | It faces south , in over an acre of landscaped gardens with a feature water-garden . |
| 22 | His eyes moved swiftly over the scene before him , registering but not acknowledging Pascoe and Dalziel . |
| 23 | At the same time his hand slid down her arm and reached behind her ; it slid swiftly over the curve of her buttocks . |
| 24 | Several sinuous black shapes were ghosting swiftly over the grass from the treeline opposite the front of the house . |
| 25 | It will slide on as a whole line , from the bottom right hand corner ( which will take 50 frames to complete ) stay still for 120 frames , and then scatter off randomly over a period of 30 frames . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | This time the argument was entirely over the onus of proof . |
| 28 | In reality , the increased diversity of schools will exacerbate the differences between them , creating a pool of ‘ residual schools ’ unpopular with ambitious parents and the refuge of those too preoccupied with their own difficulties to ponder much over the quality of education provided for their children . |
| 29 | He had turned to look at her , slipping off his coat as he did so and tossing it carelessly over the back of one of the armchairs . |
| 30 | ‘ We found a few , ’ he told her , answering her question about the mussels , pulling off his jacket as he did so and draping it carelessly over the back of the chair . |