Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] over the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Now it 's really gone a bit bit over the top I think .
2 The Investigation Committee also has a general monitoring function over the handling of complaints by the SCB .
3 Instead , distract your child 's attention from the buckles by fitting a play tray over the top .
4 Rosa , who is poorest of all , lives in the gypsy camp over the slope at the far end of the valley .
5 The car park over the bridge has been provided to accommodate the cars of those aspiring to climb Beinn Alligin , the track starting directly opposite .
6 The most dramatic thing about the recent dietary fibre research is that it has , to a degree , altered the basis on which experts have been calculating potential weight loss over the past half century or so … the period during which overweight people have been begging diet doctors and dieticians to help them shed that surplus fat .
7 The £2.5 million England striker , speaking for the first time since being charged with misconduct by the Football Association over the incident , said the furore surrounding his disciplinary problems was ‘ getting beyond a joke ’ .
8 A plaintiff once brought a defamation action over the allegation that he was a highwaym .
9 Place aluminium tape over the ridge ( top ) ends of the sheets , and aluminium antidust breather tape over the eaves ( bottom ) ends .
10 It worked as well as the others , the 9,600bps Fax Receive mode offering a useful speed boost over the Pocket Gem .
11 She watched his tall figure stride over the marble floor .
12 The growth of retirement and , more recently , early retirement has ensured that an increasing proportion of older people have been excluded from the labour force over the course of this century .
13 In a tank without undergravels you have a choice ; either sprinkle a thin layer of coral sand over the base , or leave it bare and let algae grow there , making it easier for cleaning .
14 Remembering always to carry her gas mask , stumbling home through the blackout with only a narrow beam of light from her torch to help her , and going to services in churches lit only by candles with a blackout curtain over the door .
15 The research has sought to gather comprehensive information on financial support to firms in the study area over the period 1974-84 .
16 The various funds under management achieved excellent investment performance over the year .
17 The collapse of Israel 's fragile coalition government over the issue of ministerial contacts with the PLO was narrowly averted in early January .
18 Tuck the neck end over the filling , draw the long sides of the bird over the stuffing and sew up with fine string to encase completely .
19 Although it retains the overall configuration and shape of previous models , the BV will be a substantially different aircraft with a seven-foot increase in fuselage length over the Guylfstream IV , an entirely new wing of thirteen feet greater span with an airfoil section optimised for high-altitude , high-speed operation , an enlarged flight deck ( the airstair door has also been moved five feet aft for easier cabin access ) , and new braking , nose-wheel steering and electrical systems .
20 The cost of these schemes is charged to profit and loss account over the service lives of employees in
21 Any surpluses or deficits in the pension schemes identified by periodic actuarial valuations are taken to the profit and loss account over the remainder of the expected service lives of current employees .
22 The capital element of future rentals is treated as a liability and the interest element is charged to profit and loss account over the period of the leases in proportion to the balances outstanding .
23 The requirement of the [ draft ] FRS that issue costs are reflected in the amounts charged to the profit and loss account over the term of a capital instrument is not intended to prohibit the subsequent charging of issue costs to the share premium account by means of a transfer between reserves .
24 He bought some rocks and stones , and spent the long summer evenings building a rock garden over the grave .
25 GEORGIA shot down a Russian air force plane over the rebel region of Abkhazia yesterday and its leader warned Moscow against repeating ‘ the mistakes of Afghanistan and Czechoslovakia . ’
26 But the cost of conversion often pushed the total outlay way over the property 's market value .
27 I prefer to kill rabbits the easy way whenever possible , so I position a purse net over the top of every bolt-hole and every entrance , subsequently making sure that every purse net that bags a rabbit is quickly removed and replaced with a fresh net .
28 Again , windproofness is a major consideration with a good collar and a substantial wind cover over the zip .
29 The string retainer has been screwed down a little too low , resulting in quite a severe break angle over the nut , but if I 'm talking about that as a problem , then you can see there 's really not much wrong with the rest of the LX .
30 To make things even easier , if you have a preference for one font system over the other , in any font dialogue box within DW1.2 , ATM fonts are noted as such , with the ATM symbol , and TrueType fonts are annotated with the ‘ TT ’ symbol .
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