Example sentences of "[noun pl] [coord] [noun sg] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Her friend had paid a flying visit to Robbie 's home on the eve of her own departure for the Scillies and her new job , to say her goodbyes and hand over the key to her accommodation . |
| 6 | Bradwell also claimed that the issue highlighted conflicting rights of parents and school over the moral education of the children . |
| 7 | The agreement was concluded against a background of recent interceptions of drug shipments in several island states and concern over the abuse of tax-havens . |
| 8 | Using your fingers , press quite firmly and move fingers and scalp over the bone . |
| 9 | He was acquitted , but not before the dockers and other waterfront workers had entered the dispute in support of the seamen and victory over the employers had been won . |
| 10 | To help find the hazards the balloons and text over the page will give you some clues . |
| 11 | The problem can be quite severe , er we 've had a number of penalties introduced by customs and excise over the last few years but what we 're going to see from the 1st April in this year is interest being charged on overdue moneys paid to customs and excise and also a penalty charged where people make a mistake on their VAT returns , even where they make those mistakes quite innocently . |
| 12 | Finely chop the hard-boiled eggs and spoon over the vegetables . |
| 13 | Increases in consumption of all energy sources but oil over the next fifteen years should reduce Spanish oil dependence to some 52% by 1990 and to 41% by the year 2000 . |
| 14 | As Seigel puts it in Computing Law — ‘ information is power over decision , power over capital , power over individuals , power over organisation , power over adversaries and power over the past , present and future , and [ that ] power lends itself to any use and abuse ’ . |
| 15 | Swathes of jasmine , loose from a prolifically flowering specimen on the edge of the house , occasionally fell over their railing , with their sweet scent , before Mrs Irving , clothed in her gardening gear of wellingtons and apron over the seated and threadbare tweed suit in which she had first enticed them in , came and bound these back . |
| 16 | After all the cutbacks and retrenchment over the last decade or so , this may come as a surprise to you and has certainly caused us to reassess the way we approach our planning . |
| 17 | The inhibitions against introducing full-scale controls against black immigration are likely to have stemmed from their possible impact on Britain 's role as head of the Commonwealth and Colonies and concern over the national and international legality of controls based on colour ( Solomos , 1989 , p. 47 ) . |
| 18 | Erm looking at the employ sorry looking at the output side er the question looking at trends and output over the last four months shows that in all the four regions manufacturers say that output has increased over the preceding four months . |
| 19 | At dawn it was grey clouds and rain over the racecourse , but there was no lie-in for the true racing fan . |