Example sentences of "[prep] [be] [vb pp] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The baggage area behind that is quite spacious , although the small baggage door is only just big enough to allow a flight size case through , which means anything larger needs to be manhandled over the seats . |
| 2 | Finally , the programme approach was to be extended over the whole Fund , with National Programmes of Community Interest , Community Programmes and Integrated Development Programmes , so that at least 20 per cent of the budget would be directed towards programme expenditure . |
| 3 | If the new inspection chamber is to be positioned over an existing clay drain , the difficulty is likely to be cutting into the existing drain . |
| 4 | Then he looked up , raising his voice so as to be heard over the sow 's din . |
| 5 | ‘ I just wanted to say something , ’ Loren Aldridge told her , leaning close and raising her voice to be heard over the music . |
| 6 | ‘ How long ? ’ shouted Billie from the rear , loud enough to be heard over the roar of the two-hundred horsepower engine . |
| 7 | They turned south this time and soon Jenna was amused and intrigued to see huge gaggles of geese in fields , moving about almost as one and honking loud enough to be heard over the noise of the car . |
| 8 | Adult speech which contains a relatively high proportion of statements or declaratives has been associated with accelerated language development in young children , while studies of pre-schoolers have indicated that conversations are more likely to be maintained over a number of turns if adults make positive contributions by adding new information ( Wood et al . |
| 9 | all single men will have to be shot over the age of forty |
| 10 | Cattle required good quality pasture and plentiful hay if they were to be kept over the winter , which they generally were . |
| 11 | Frank Thompson , the father of Anthony , is masterminding the fund-raising activities to be arranged over the next year and is open to suggestions and , of course , contributions , from any source . |
| 12 | The behaviour of privatised industries will have to be studied over a number of years before it is possible to conclude whether the ownership of the company ( ie private or public ) or the market structure ( ie competitive or monopolistic ) is the major determinant of corporate behaviour . |
| 13 | The government on Dec. 27 announced that negotiations with the United States aimed at allowing the withdrawal of US forces from Subic Bay naval base to be phased over a three-year period had broken down . |
| 14 | That enabled a considerable amount of groundwork for the valuation exercise to be undertaken over the summer . |
| 15 | The recent increases in Obando production are due to the success of the well stimulation programme , and there is scope for further production to be obtained over the coming months . |
| 16 | Now suppose that the strength acquired by A tends , for some reason , to be lost over a retention interval whereas that controlled by X is retained . |
| 17 | A pair of grey-backed crows — hooded crows — flew across the track , and then , as the Land-Rover topped the rise and started down into a narrowing glen , a buzzard soared up in leisurely circles , to be lost over the crest of the moor . |
| 18 | It expresses particular concern about the fact that 10 per cent of England 's salty lagoons are projected to be lost over the next 20 years : " Their rarity , both in England and on a European scale , is such that their conservation is of the highest importance . " |
| 19 | If the Government of the day decide that a motorway is to be built and a footpath is to be built over the road , the cost of building a bridge or underpass is all part of the cost of building the motorway , and it is borne by the taxpayers . |
| 20 | The airport was to be built over the sea , partly on piles and partly on reclaimed land off Taipa Island , which was itself to be the subject of major development . |
| 21 | This will enable the distribution to be completed over a shorter period . |
| 22 | The work was to be completed over the whole country in fifteen years . |
| 23 | Poles do not last forever of course , and have had to be replaced over the years . |
| 24 | A further 147,000 vehicles which can not be converted will have to be replaced over the same period by new ones equipped with catalytic converters . |
| 25 | Furthermore measurement has usually to be made over a period of time . |
| 26 | In our sort of high-technology business , the high profits tend to be made over a fairly limited time , which in many cases appears to be getting shorter . |
| 27 | Fortunately , it 's a tremendously generous jug , enabling a secure launch to be made over the bulge into the easier crack above . |
| 28 | The termly pattern also allows all examination business to be conducted over the vacations prior to the start of the subsequent term and , therefore , students are able to assess their position and make informed choices and decisions on their future programme of study . |
| 29 | A visitor can wander through rooms which reincarnate life as it used to be lived over the last centuries . |
| 30 | The most widespread bee-eater of the region , and the only bird with harlequin plumage and central tail feathers slightly projecting likely to be seen over the greater part of it . |