Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [noun sg] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Among these we may notice easements , such as rights of way , rights of light , rights to take water or to discharge water over the land of another . |
| 2 | He did not see Crosland hinting at wanting to ‘ nationalize ’ or exert control over the universities , and he did not see the DES as being ‘ jealous of the universities as is sometimes suggested ’ . |
| 3 | As you use your trimming , turn the ends under and secure with a pin or stick Sellotape over the cut edges as they fray . |
| 4 | The rhizome should be planted at a depth of about an inch with loose , unpacked sand or planting medium over the growing point . |
| 5 | They had warm days and clear , cold nights when they sat round the camp fires or stood guard over the horses . |
| 6 | The different aspects of the Christian faith can be distinguished for the sake of clarity but they can not be separated in the life of the Christian community as if any one of them could exist alone or have priority over the others |
| 7 | The system was designed to prevent plagiarism , and to establish copyright over the thesis contents . |
| 8 | Because participating preference shares contain an entitlement to share in profits which is of a restricted amount and has priority over the other classes of shares , they are non-equity shares in accordance with the definition in paragraph 11 of the [ draft ] FRS and their interest in shareholders ' funds should be presented within the aggregate amount attributable to non-equity shares as required by paragraph 34 . |
| 9 | The rampant sexism of the climbing and walking fraternity over the last 50 years has left a whole generation of older women with the legacy of being expected to have the white-bearded , old sod 's tea ready for him on the table when he comes home from a fabulous day out on the hills . |
| 10 | When it was shot , the nearest town turned out en masse to welcome the man who had killed it and to pour champagne over the corpse . |
| 11 | Chalon picked his way nervously among the throng , tossing his head and splattering mud over the feet of more than one unwary pedestrian who was too slow to get out of the way . |
| 12 | One old chap wrapped his set in aluminium cooking foil and put clingfilm over the screen , thinking the detector van would be unable to pick up the signals . |
| 13 | When it is complete , the slender glass and steel tube , standing well over a quarter of a mile high and with a base diameter of only 43 metres , will soar above and keep watch over the garden of fin de siècle delights at La Défense . |
| 14 | Two tubes suck and blow water over the gills , which extract oxygen , and pass food to the mouth . |
| 15 | Gen Noriega was able to broadcast to the people and organise resistance over the main national radio network , until a special US assault team blew up the transmitters late on Wednesday . |
| 16 | Genetic control is now at the forefront of medical , scientific and state enthusiasm over the new reproductive technologies . |
| 17 | They expressed the triumph of legal equality and state authority over the privileges of the landed aristocracy . |
| 18 | Place chops in a shallow dish and pour marinade over the chops . |
| 19 | Becket had , indeed , died for the liberty of the Church , if by that we mean an acceptance of the universal law of the Church and the freedom of the church courts to try certain cases and exercise jurisdiction over the clergy as a separate caste . |
| 20 | The wider system is generally responsible for allocating the resources of people , equipment , facilities , including the design of the calm forms which are used to complete the procedure within each section ; setting the rules governing the eligibility of individuals for certain expenses ; and exercising control over the procedure in the widest sense . |
| 21 | Attempts to test the state subsidy theory of strikes have been of two kinds : studies attempting to show the correlation , if any , between levels of benefits and strike activity over the years ; and studies exploring the views of strikers in relation to benefits and strike activity . |
| 22 | I think it 'll be the best thing , you know , just in case you do get crayon and felt tip over the walls and that ! |
| 23 | It is clear that the middle kingdom had strategic importance for a king who wished to preserve German unity ; that the Saxon kings had strong practical grounds for wishing to be kings of Lombardy and to hold suzerainty over the kingdom of Burgundy . |
| 24 | If the complete orchard is enclosed with wire , snow can build up and allow access over the top , especially when drifting occurs . |
| 25 | Westinghouse Electric Corp , Pittsburgh has asked 15 cellular and wireless companies for proposals to build a nationwide wireless data network , the Wall Street Journal reported : the company 's idea is to spur the wireless carriers , individually or as part of a consortium , to develop a network that would make it easier and cheaper for users of laptop and palm-top computers and other devices to send and receive information over the air — and in return , Westinghouse promised to buy a substantial amount of transmission capacity for turn-key communications services that it wants to offer over such a network for various types of companies , such as those that manage large fleets of vehicles and security concerns doing remote monitoring — ‘ We 're trying to get a national packet data network that covers , at a minimum , the 30 largest metropolitan areas , ’ the company declared . |
| 26 | You do n't dash into breakfast and slop paraquat over the wife 's Frosties , while hurling abuse at her . |
| 27 | ‘ A certitude , ’ said Leo , gesturing with his glass and sloshing whisky over the carpet . |
| 28 | For he knew he must act fast now , and more than that , that the time was coming when if he was really to escape he must leave the protection of the Park and venture north over the great city whose houses frightened him . |
| 29 | Examples include : touching , throwing a stone which hits someone , tripping up , kicking , and throwing beer over the victim ( Savage ( 1990 ) 91 Cr App R 317 ( CA ) , which the Lords approved ) . |
| 30 | To do that , on May 18th the prime minister , Leonid Kuchma , asked parliament to grant him a range of extraordinary powers : to rule the economy by decree , control the central bank and the state privatisation body and have jurisdiction over the president 's satraps in the regions . |