Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] over [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This did happen frequently for a variety of reasons , but it was usually because of a worsening of weather conditions either at home base or over the target area . |
| 2 | This raises public awareness and the press is always interested in hard statistics ; so if you can say several hundred people signed the petition in an afternoon or over the course of a few days it will undoubtedly earn you publicity . |
| 3 | Constance frequently reiterated that she would never buy anything that had belonged to somebody else , that meant something to them , that had been warm against their skin or over the fireplace : only brand-new articles , the stuff of commerce in transit between factory and store , the owners of which already had more money than was good for them and were themselves no better than they should be . |
| 4 | Precedent 4 is a document which would be used where second hand goods were sold , for instance , at auction or over the counter , rather than in the context of a sale governed by a set of standard terms and conditions . |
| 5 | ‘ And are you , or are you not , sick as a parrot or over the moon respectively , about increased charges for changing rooms and pitches ? ’ |
| 6 | They came from the big houses down the loch or over the pass towards Loch Lomond , or the castle at Inverary , from miles and miles , little girls in furred and caped coats and dresses gathered into heavy bows behind the cascades of ringlets . |
| 7 | Mine comes from peaty moorland and the pH is too low with the result that over the years copper pipework corrodes in places , especially at low points . |
| 8 | One trader happened to have a case of brylcream in stock and over the course of several months he saw the retail price of his 144 jars increase : it doubled , trebled , eventually quintupled . |
| 9 | Finally a continuous length of baler twine is threaded under the legs and over the top , pulled quite tight and tied halfway up the load . |
| 10 | Gently slide your hands over your partner 's face starting from the chin , circling the eyes and over the forehead . |
| 11 | Thus in the first twelve years of his reign he received an average of about £26,000 per annum from extraordinary revenue and over the reign as a whole about £13,500 per annum . |
| 12 | Apart from the pictures from the camera trained on the area of primary interest , others images , were recorded on the same tape and when played displayed on the three other quarters of the video screen contemporaneously , were from cameras situated in other areas of the club and over the entrance door . |
| 13 | Jason jumped out of the passenger seat and over a hedge to escape . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm a great fan and over the years have accumulated a vast knowledge on the subject . |
| 15 | Not surprisingly British ministers continued to deal warily with the United States , concerned both for their own freedom of action and over the reliability of the Americans as friends . |
| 16 | A white terrier bounds through the grass , down the steps and over the daisies . |
| 17 | His teaching , or the teaching that over the centuries has been ascribed to him , brought into being the highly influential religion of Christianity . |
| 18 | Possibly the test is , ‘ Can it be inferred from the facts of the particular case that the occupier had such control over the licensee or over the circumstances which made his act possible that he ought to have prevented it ? |
| 19 | She came to a familiar boulder ; it had fallen where the river met the hollow that over the years had become the pond . |
| 20 | The deeply moated site of the former manor house marks the edge of the old settlement ; sheep now graze peacefully over the remains of the village and over the ridge and furrow patterns of what were once the communal arable fields . |
| 21 | began his career with in June 1950 as a maintenance electrician and over the years he has worked for at Wallingford , at Newark and from 1987 for at Gainsborough . |
| 22 | They also remarked with astonishment a sort of combat between God and her without being able to determine whether God was more occupied in seeking in the secrets of his wisdom the means of exercising her by suffering than she was disposed to suffer for his love ; for she showed an incredible avidity for crosses and an invincible patience over her trials and over every affliction which Almighty God sent to exercise her love and fidelity . |
| 23 | Roll out the marzipan on a surface dusted with icing sugar or cornflour into a large rectangle and use to cover the base , smoothing into the hollow and over the corners , and trimming away excess from around the bottom . |
| 24 | Roll out two-thirds of the marzipan ( about 225g/8oz ) to a large rectangle on a surface dusted with icing sugar or cornflour and cover the rectangular cake , smoothing into the hollow and over the edges , and trimming away excess around the base . |
| 25 | Although the High Stewards still had the surname Fitzallan , they had become known as The Stewards and over the generations adopted the name Steward , and later Stewart . |
| 26 | The premises had recently been painted in a garish olive green and over the shopfront large gilt lettering announced it as ‘ Bradley 's Dining Rooms ’ . |
| 27 | Steep paths lead down through the landscaped gardens and over a foot-bridge to the main building directly across the road . |
| 28 | He pulled her by the hand through the crowded kitchen and hall and over the bodies on the stairs . |
| 29 | Most relatives , however , develop an amazing degree of flexibility and over the years accommodate to eccentricity , peculiar behaviour , apathy and social withdrawal , though sometimes at a high cost to their own lives . |
| 30 | Instinctively drawing in his limbs and curling his long back , the Perk sailed out of her grasp and over the edge of the steps like a furry stone in a leather jerkin . |