Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun sg] over the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is clear from this manifesto , and from other DUP election literature over the years , that the Party is mainly known for , and hence presumably supported for , its hardline unionism . |
| 2 | Pin the top of the pleats to the pelmet board over the ends of the swag ( fig. 46 ) . |
| 3 | This is left oversized , the tenons cut on the ends of the back uprights and the positions for the mortises marked off by laying the rail piece over the tenons . |
| 4 | The moon had risen but no sooner did it spill its silver light over the fields than it was swallowed up by cloud . |
| 5 | has seen many changes in the pig industry over the years at the NAC Pig Unit at Stoneleigh . |
| 6 | There was a man who 'd just lived through an explosion underground , who turned round and sawed off Pengilly 's injured leg smack smooth , who passed the night forging a banker 's letter of credit , and who spent next day drawing wool over the eyes of the Manchester & leeds directors . |
| 7 | For , although the Institute has provided undergraduate teaching and postgraduate supervision over the years , it has never offered a degree course in the History of Art in the manner of other British universities with outstanding collections , such as Glasgow , Manchester , London or East Anglia . |
| 8 | Goodwill arising on consolidation before 1st April 1985 and arising after 1st April 1990 is amortised through the profit and loss account over the directors ' estimate of its useful economic life . |
| 9 | One on whom the sun played even through the bed of snow cloud over the roofs of the Administration block . |
| 10 | Hybridization signals were quantified by densitometric scanning of these blots and levels of induction are expressed as fold increase over the signals in untreated controls . |
| 11 | Their criticism must come first because , as McArthur notes , the ‘ agenda setting power over the terms in which cinema is consumed in Britain remains with the Fleet Street ( Wapping ) nexus and their clones in television . |
| 12 | In the meantime try using the intervallic interchange technique over the chords to some ‘ standard ’ tunes . |
| 13 | With an average of 10,000 tennis playing members in his clubs alone , Lloyd has hit upon the formula which by its very success , is speedily replacing the ‘ traditional ’ tag which had so burdened the British tennis club over the years . |
| 14 | The obvious and popular choice was Hilary Weedon , whom they have come to know so well through her numerous visits to the Medau College over the years . |
| 15 | The stairwell repeats the grid-like windows of the central concourse and is topped by one slight piece of whimsy : a tiny ‘ Juliet ’ balcony cut into the top-floor end-wall , which offers an excellent vantage point over the studios . |
| 16 | HE 'S no ball player and certainly not one of the game 's better athletes , but you just ca n't argue with his goalscoring record over the years . |
| 17 | As we noted at the beginning of this chapter , because there is no consensus either among or between the different sectors of the village population over the answers to these questions , any overall conclusion about ‘ loss of community ’ is impossible . |
| 18 | ‘ Not bad for a townie , ’ Jos said , casting his expert eye over the results . |
| 19 | Any retrospective rule change would place a question mark over the reselections of Mr George Galloway in Glasgow Hillhead and Mr Ron Brown in Edinburgh Leith , who were both nominated on a majority of trade union votes . |
| 20 | A further question mark over the practices of multiculturalism concerns the actual effects of teaching about ‘ other cultures ’ . |
| 21 | Lawrence 's life , that which followed the historic desert victory over the Turks and the capture of Damascus by the Arabs , led by Prince Feisal . |
| 22 | The tunnel at Woodhead was not yet completed so a coach journey over the moors between Woodhead and Dunford was necessary until December 1845 when it opened . |
| 23 | Would the hon. Lady have supported the resignation of the Home Secretary over the escapes from Brixton ? |
| 24 | On Tue , 4 Jan 1994 , wrote : Worst joke to come from a scum supporter over the xmas hols . |
| 25 | It is doubtful whether such an explanation of naturally occurring polymorphism could be tested without long-term , detailed recording , not only of the variety of genetic changes occurring within clover populations , but at the same time of a detailed recording of the known hazards in the life of the clover plant over the seasons and the years . |
| 26 | Pour the mushrooms and garlic butter over the beans and toss gently . |
| 27 | But the home secretary 's statement gives no hint of the continuing dispute between broadcasters and the Home Office over the changes to allocations in the VHF band . |
| 28 | Protector features what the company claims is a first in razor technology — a ‘ thin guard wire over the edges of the blades which has the same effect as the metal foil of a dry razor ’ . |
| 29 | FANS of vintage road and rail transport over the ages will be descending on Somerset this weekend when the West Somerset Railway stages its sixth annual Steam Fayre and Vintage Vehicle Rally at Bishops Lydeard station . |
| 30 | We are planning a major project to upgrade parts of the Union Canal towpath over the weekends of June 12 — 13th and June 19 — 20th , with possibly some mid-week work in between . |