Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [vb pp] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For ease , upper garments like a sweater or shirt are pulled over the head first , and the hemiplegic arm comes out of its sleeve last . |
| 2 | And so , as predicted , two buckets of pigs blood were poured over the two of them and they were received by hysterical laughter . |
| 3 | The first solo , tabbed last month , was in the key of E. This second solo takes off in the key of F , although the two-note pickup is played over the last beat of the final bar of E. |
| 4 | For all bookings made within 8 weeks of departure , the holiday is confirmed as soon as a verbal confirmation is given over the telephone or your travel agent confirms the booking via Viewdata , and therefore if you subsequently cancel your booking , cancellation charges as shown in condition ( 9 ) apply . |
| 5 | The weight is kept over the feet with the crampons flat . |
| 6 | This phase relationship is determined by the point at which the position detector generates a pulse to trigger a change in excitation and so the detector trigger point must vary with speed if the pull-out torque is required over the complete speed range . |
| 7 | Some £26 billion of capital investment by the industry is required over the next 10 years . |
| 8 | The light is distributed over the courts by means of multi sided reflectors , rather than by direct light on to the court as is the traditional way . |
| 9 | Each suffix can take values 1 , 2 or 3 , corresponding to the three coordinate directions ; a vector equation can be read as any one of its component equations by substituting the appropriate value for the suffix common to every term ; and the repetition of a suffix within a single term indicates that that term is summed over the three values of that suffix . |
| 10 | The classes are on certain days of the week only , but enrolment is not expensive given that a term is structured over the usual academic year . |
| 11 | This equation is estimated over the whole sample period rather than by a more complicated rolling regression technique which would allow the parameters to change each quarter as new information became available . |
| 12 | ‘ Reversionary ’ bonus is added over the term of the policy and once added becomes part of the guaranteed benefits and can not be taken away by Clerical Medical provided the policy is maintained in full force until the end of the term . |
| 13 | ‘ Reversionary ’ bonus is added over the term of the policy and once added becomes part of the guaranteed benefits and can not be taken away by Clerical Medical provided the policy is maintained in full force until the end of the term . |
| 14 | Rhythm was controlled over the long paragraphs ; articulation crystal-clear . |
| 15 | Apparently the China deal was cut over the head ( and protest ) of USL 's other joint venture Univel Inc and Univel 's other owner Novell . |
| 16 | In these cases a one nucleotide ‘ creep ’ of the blocked transcript was observed over the 15 min elongation time studied , as has been noted previously with other intercalators ( 11 ) . |
| 17 | Each entry was scrutinised over the following eight weeks both by the dampness group and a panel of academic experts — who unknowingly had chosen the same winners . |
| 18 | In those days , an animal was offered in sacrifice to God , and its blood was sprinkled over the people as a sign of the one blood of life shared between God and his people . |
| 19 | Reports also suggested that the Bush administration was divided over the question of negotiations on the " no first use " nuclear strategy , over which the US Defence Secretary , Dick Cheney , held strong reservations . |
| 20 | At the Olympic Games in 1908 , the marathon was run over the unusual distance of 26 miles 385 yards . |
| 21 | A 2in layer of gravel was laid over the polythene to make an attractive finish , and beach pebbles have added extra interest . |
| 22 | Rugs in jewel shades of emerald and topaz were thrown over the terracotta-tiled floor and the curtains , like the sofa and armchair covers , she had sewn from a heavy cream fabric . |
| 23 | Then a shin guard is pulled over the whole thing . |
| 24 | Various techniques to promote reflux while imaging have been attempted , such as abdominal cuffing , in which a binder is placed over the abdomen and the pressure is increased by inflating it with air . |
| 25 | When the light pen is moved over the code , it triggers the chips to make sound through the loudspeaker . |
| 26 | However , a resolution on implementation of the new election law was delayed over the issue of whether non-citizens resident in Estonia could vote or not . |
| 27 | A Chelmsford motorist was hit over the head with a golf club , during an altercation at a hamburger stall on the A12 near to the town . |
| 28 | A Chelmsford motorist was hit over the head during the incident at a burger bar on the A12 . |
| 29 | Whaddon saw their acceptance into the Combination as the first tentative step towards professional League football , and work was undertaken over the next five years on building and improving basic facilities at ‘ The Tip ’ . |
| 30 | Following modifications , a flight test was planned over the Wash for the 13th . |