Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [noun sg] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | They may delay the decision , in confusion or conflict over the choice now open to them ; but their bodies may give them messages . |
| 4 | The patients fasted at 0900 having not taken any drugs which affect gastric secretion or motility over the previous 10 days . |
| 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 | ‘ We have invested a lot of money in people , offices and warehousing over the last two years ; and this will only show through in the company 's profits in 1994–95 . ’ |
| 7 | GOVERNMENT spending cuts in the fight against AIDS and complacency over the risk to the general public could make an epidemic among heterosexuals more likely , a leading expert warned yesterday . |
| 8 | We are being faced with ten million pounds worth of cuts in research and development over the next three years , so anything what this Government comes up with does n't surprise me , but I am a little bit devastated . |
| 9 | We prove it to them by demonstrating that the money we need for research and investment over the next few years is in place . |
| 10 | There is general agreement between leaders of the LDP and business over the need to reduce state spending so that taxes can be lowered to allow private initiative to flourish . |
| 11 | A crisp voice informed him that the arrangement between Chemical and Virgin over the financing of Virgin 's aircraft was to be terminated forthwith , and the aircraft given back to Boeing . |
| 12 | Fortunately , telecommunication technology is developing almost as fast as silicon chip technology and is expected to be able to meet the demands that will be made on it by computers and microelectronics over the next few years . |
| 13 | The spectacular achievements of technology have dazzled people into awe at the marvels of human inventiveness and mastery over the natural world ; as well as promoting an unprecedented emphasis on mechanical and organizational efficiency . |
| 14 | Now , certainly , there is scope for cooperation and agreement between industry and government over the essential pre-conditions for a successful national industrial base . |
| 15 | When he came back he was carrying the calf , his arms encompassing all four legs , so the hooves came together in a bunch , with the rump and tail protruding over one forearm and the shoulders and chest over the other . |
| 16 | Thank you for your many cards , gifts and wishes , as well as your friendship and encouragement over the past five years . |
| 17 | Thick white clouds raced across the blue sky , casting a perpetual kaleidoscope of light and shade over the earth . |
| 18 | A fascinating and challenging work , by internationally renowned Marxist historian E. J. Hobsbawm , tracing the history of nations and nationalism over the last two centuries and dispelling much of the myth that surrounds modern nationalism . |
| 19 | And would such negligence have taken both horse and rider over the cliffs edge ? |
| 20 | For these purposes teachers will need to keep samples of children 's writing in order to monitor its range and development over the course of a key stage ; and they will need systematic means of recording and appraising the ways in which pupils approach writing tasks , including talking about what they are doing and why . |
| 21 | As we move into 1993 The Women Artists Slide Library will be presenting a profile on its work and development over the last 10 years at the Centre 181 Gallery , King Street , in Hammersmith , London . |
| 22 | My right hon. Friend has shown the utmost skill and stamina over the past two days in keeping us away from the dangerous path towards the centralised Europe that none of us who are good Europeans want to see . |
| 23 | The tenants gain great skill and experience over the years in serving the public and in running their public houses . |
| 24 | Then came Ballysadare , with its roadside mill and view over the bay . |
| 25 | The role of individuals is important because industrial behaviour is very strongly influenced by organized trade unions , and trade unions are led ( at all levels … ) by groups of individuals with considerable power , influence and discretion over the industrial relations strategies which they pursue … . |
| 26 | The strike would once again demonstrate the power of the unions and would also restore Clasper 's own flagging personal influence and power over the workers . |
| 27 | In 1832 the new Prussian Oberpräsident Edward Flotwell supervised the introduction of a property qualification into municipal elections — a manoeuvre that automatically increased the influence and power over the Poles of the German settlers , burghers and merchants . |
| 28 | In the main they draw attention to the changes of attitude and behaviour over the years . |
| 29 | It was about this time that Wynne made her first contact with Lars Carstensen and links were forged with Carita House , who have supplied so much of our equipment and clothing over the past 25 years . |
| 30 | There is widespread recognition that nearly all discussions of international peace and security over the last 45 years , and of policy implications for the UK , have been informed by the protracted global confrontation between the superpowers which has only recently , and so dramatically , crumbled . |