Example sentences of "[verb] the [noun] [noun pl] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | VALCO got the monopoly rights over ore which they did not exploit for marketing reasons ; and the company operated as an enclave industry . |
| 2 | They chucked the peach stones over the parapet so that peach trees would grow in the garden next year and surprise everyone . |
| 3 | STOP PRESS : GLEN MATLOCK is threatening to sue the SEX PISTOLS over the new promo video for ‘ Anarchy In The UK ’ , which he alleges ‘ infringes his moral rights ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ But I 'm hoping to catch the opposition uawares over this weekend . |
| 5 | On 9 April 1946 , he demonstrated car 303 on the Marton route after the regular service had finished , to members of the press who described the riding qualities over the disintegrating track as ‘ sensational ’ . |
| 6 | By scattering the fertiliser pellets over his vineyard the vigneron is helping to restore the vine 's balance of resources . |
| 7 | One of the major difficulties identified by Whitbeck and Kisor was the need to continually reset the model parameters over time . |
| 8 | If there 's been a lot of rain this route may not be possible , because the river will be too full for you to cross the stepping stones over the East Dart river at Brimpts norther wood . |
| 9 | The Queensland parliament is to debate a bill to give the State rights over the genetic and chemical composition of its native species . |
| 10 | Odd that he had n't noticed how long the fingers were or with what apparent gentleness they had taped the plastic bags over the girl 's hand to preserve , as he had tonelessly explained , conscientious in his role of instructor , any evidence under the fingernails . |
| 11 | England team manager Micky Stewart fuelled the controversy at the end of the Cornhill Test series when he pointedly refused to clear the Pakistan bowlers over their methods of making the ball swing . |
| 12 | ONE OF the beauties of doing the football pools over the years has been their simplicity , writes Mike Aitken . |
| 13 | A large number of pickets have manned the factory gates over the last eight weeks . |
| 14 | If he was normally quite a kind person who 'd taken up robbing banks because he was short of cash they could put jam on his bread and vodka in his water , and if he was a horror they could empty the potato peelings over him whenever they felt like it . ’ |
| 15 | Check for colour arrangement , select the fabric and then lay the nylon panels over the plan using the bias and ensuring that the ripstop squares are symmetrical on each half of the kite . |
| 16 | He ignored my emendation , but just continued to toss the cartridge cases over the gunwale . |
| 17 | Then they play the porno tapes over the PA . |
| 18 | Nashwan won the Eclipse Stakes over the Champion Stakes distance at Sandown in July but was disappointing in the Group Two Prix Niel at Longchamp on his latest outing , finishing third to subsequent Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe flop Golden Pheasant . |
| 19 | The Heathite ministers effectively won the Cabinet debates over the public-spending round in the autumn of 1980 , but their victory was short-lived . |
| 20 | She slipped the holdall straps over her shoulder and effortlessly scaled the fence , jumping nimbly to the ground when she was halfway down the other side . |
| 21 | The high cost of heat , light and power means that the Cassons need to seek advice form the utility companies over tariffs , rates and off-peak usage . |
| 22 | If you follow the electricity poles over the steppe to the next village , the people there are partially settled inside bricks and mortar . |
| 23 | Gently rest the card templates over the icing and cut around . |
| 24 | The unfortunate Capel Junior made a terrible hash of things and belted the ball yards over the bar . |