Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [noun sg] [noun pl] over " in BNC.

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1 The buses crawling through the gates seem empty , but curled up on the seats , on the floor are the recruits , some with plastic bags over their heads , others muffled incognito in scarves .
2 The Scottish Typographical Circular for instance rather specialized in joke articles over a woman 's signature which are obviously not by a woman at all .
3 They swoop and scream to a halt in a narrow street alive and garish with neon signs over narrow dark doorways .
4 Highlander was a linkpin in the whole operation , bringing together many people who had been involved in land issues over a large geographical area , schools , community groups , local politicians , academics , and interested individuals Workshops at Highlander laid the foundations for articulation of the problems and a research methodology for establishing the relative facts and presenting them in a manner which would best suit community requirements .
5 A man appeared with a guitar , wearing a black vest and the briefest of denim shorts over a deeply tanned body .
6 They have grown in importance in recent years as a way of financing trade , and in particular of tiding firms over the period from when they have to buy inputs to when they are able to sell the finished output .
7 Is it enough for society in general or the patient in particular to leave decisions over life and death to the doctor ?
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