Example sentences of "[adj] [adj] [noun sg] [noun] over " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Even so , faced with a possible back bench rebellion over privatization of railways , the latest increases are embarrassing . |
| 2 | ITALY 'S AC Milan maintained their impressive form with a 2-1 European Cup victory over PSV Eindhoven in Holland . |
| 3 | Squeeze some fresh orange juice over the salad . |
| 4 | He had a wan creased face and wore an old double-breasted suit jacket over his gallibaya . |
| 5 | This project aims at monitoring by quantitative analysis some aspects of changes in the structure of British central government departments over the dozen years from 1972 to date . |
| 6 | By combining such indicators , a quantitative picture can be presented of what has happened in British central government administration over the period both corporately and in individual departments ; and the question of whether changes in one dimension are related to changes in others can be examined . |
| 7 | In fact , the only one not now in profit is fertilizers , and strong action has already been taken that Lindsell is confident will lead to renewed health in this remaining problem area over the next two or three years . |
| 8 | Moreover , I discovered the city to be one of many charms ; time and again , I found myself wandering past delightful rows of old timber-fronted houses , or crossing some little stone footbridge over one of the many streams that flow through the city . |
| 9 | You 're going to see a lot of this stained glass window over the coming weeks . |
| 10 | He flew Willi Messerschmitt 's masterpiece , the 109 , in the Norwegian campaign , and over France , Belgium and Holland , while fitting in some high-level photo reconnaissance over England in a modified 110 . |
| 11 | The EC Environment Commissioner , Ioannis Paleokrassas , has threatened to take the UK government to court over its alleged failure to conduct a proper environmental impact assessment over the planned motorway through Oxleas Wood in south-east London . |
| 12 | ‘ People still think all the money goes to Africa but a third of the money raised so far has stayed in Britain , with 1,600 Comic Relief projects over here , ’ she said . |
| 13 | The front panel controls are sensibly restricted to the obvious functions , laid out in two groups of major and minor usage : power switch with red LED at extreme left , then disc drawer , followed by the very clear illuminated display panel over the primary set of buttons with the others grouped at the right . |
| 14 | A draft law claiming a 12 nautical mile jurisdiction over territorial waters , airspace , the seabed and mineral deposits was to be submitted to the Executive Yuan , it was reported on Nov. 19 . |
| 15 | The mill-house , with its white-painted cast iron footbridge over the river below the weir , forms a seductive spot for photographers , painters , picnickers and what used to be called courting couples , but are now gender-opposite persons endeavouring to establish meaningful relationships by pair-bonding and role-playing . |
| 16 | Later , as she walked slowly downstairs , only a light blue silk dressing-gown over her skin , which was still warm and fragrant from the bath oil , Laura realised that she really did n't want to watch any television . |
| 17 | There were places where it was effectively not the Principal but the local authority that was running the college — a tradition of detailed local authority control over further education Institutions that it was difficult to break even in developed institutions . |
| 18 | This , he says , will be increased to £40m to allow for the insulation of 250,000 low income homes over the next year . |
| 19 | Flown in by AVM John Allison , this aircraft — in John 's hands — led the 16-ship Phantom formation flypast over London on June 13 to celebrate HM The Queen 's Official Birthday . |
| 20 | The company has achieved average annual compound growth over the last four years of 15% . |
| 21 | WIDNES stepped up their challenge for the Cheshire County League championship with a comprehensive 10-wicket home victory over Stalybridge with Zimbabwe Test star Grant Flower their key man . |
| 22 | KEELEY scored five goals for CMS League first division Shrewsbury HOB Reserves in their 10-0 LCFA Intermediate Cup second round home victory over Real Black Bull . |
| 23 | A HOODED man who raped a 19-year-old student is thought to be responsible for at least six other sex attacks over the past two years . |
| 24 | The standby arrangement , finally approved on Dec. 12 by the IMF , authorized drawings up to 94,800,000 special drawing rights over the next 15 months . |
| 25 | The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) reported at the end of September 1989 that seasonal ozone depletion over Antarctica ( believed to be caused primarily by chlorofluorocarbons — CFCs — see p. 36785 ) was increasing at the rate of 1.5 per cent a day ; the depletion largely occurred on a seasonal basis , with the ozone being replenished during summer months . |
| 26 | That is 400,000 sq ft looking like a large empty lipstick box over London Wall . |
| 27 | Other examples might be the monthly Retail Price Index over a period of ten years , or the quarterly balance of payment figures during the last Labour government . |
| 28 | Even replica caves might be cold , she thought , slinging a yellow and white striped cotton blazer over her arm , and picking up her bag and camera on the way out to the car . |
| 29 | RICHARD KRAJICEK repeated his Australian Open quarter-final triumph over Michael Stich yesterday , defeating him 7–6 , 6–4 to reach the Suntory Japan Open semi-finals . |
| 30 | While the consultant 's review shows that all countries are planning to increase their investment in these competitive edge systems over the next five years , the UK 's present level of spending ( as a percentage of the total ) is behind that in the US and Japan , as it was five years ago . |