Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] [adj] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , you may wish to subdivide these blocks into smaller areas , either permanently or for short periods for even greater control when strip- or paddock-grazing a ley or for folding stock over roots . |
| 2 | Several of both kinds are needed , depending on the student , and are presented either simultaneously or in alternate sequence over a period of time . |
| 3 | There is rich golden pigmentation in the ears and skin and around the eyes ; the muzzle is buff , the hoofs amber and the coat shades of fawn with or without white markings over a thin , loose hide . |
| 4 | The storms may have improved the wildlife importance of some woods , by breaking the canopy and giving better light conditions , thus helping to improve ground flora and regeneration , and by presenting foresters with a chance to vary the structure of woodland — for example , by introducing a wider range of species in more woods , or by phased regeneration over several decades . |
| 5 | Her mother had once remarked that it was her opinion that Harry had actually caused Nathan 's idiocy in a fit of temper soon after he was born , and through whispered gossip over the years she had guessed that Tristram had become the focus of conflict between his parents and that he had found it increasingly necessary to defend both Nathan and his mother against his father 's violent outbursts of temper . |
| 6 | The definition of papal infallibility ( even in its rather restrained terms ) and of papal supremacy over the Church by the Council of 1870 merely formalized the pinnacle of a far larger system , theoretical and institutional , of monarchy . |
| 7 | French and Jewish ‘ influence ’ went hand in hand for many Germans and allowed Völkisch opinion on the matter to flourish : slowly but surely the word Völk came to mean not simply ‘ people ’ , but also ‘ populist ’ , and to imply a sense of common identity and of racial superiority over those peoples who needed the French to emancipate them . |
| 8 | AS ARGUMENT over the Government 's health reforms shifts to Parliament , and with line-by-line combat over the National Health Service and Community Care Bill , so attention is focusing on the quality of care we should expect and receive . |
| 9 | Health authorities in malarious areas must work closely with engineers in projects involving water , and with agricultural authorities over the use of insecticides . |
| 10 | British agents of government , whose primary responsibility was the collection of revenue , were given judicial duties , and the Board of Kandyan Commissioners functioned much as the Supreme Court in the Low Country , with the power to hear appeals and with original jurisdiction over serious criminal offences . |
| 11 | SAYS Kinsey : ‘ What we have seen in newspaper editorials and in political speeches over a period of time , is a latching on to the problem of crime and a series of assertions about the so-called welfare-dependent underclass . |
| 12 | There has been a lot of work — both recently and in different traditions over a very long historical period — on how sentences are put together . |
| 13 | She bowed to Scots nationalists over Ravenscraig steelworks and to Welsh nationalists over the Welsh television channel , ‘ Sianel Pedwar ’ or S4C . |
| 14 | On the 85 m long viaduct over the Water of Leith and at other bridges over local roads the original parapet has been raised for reasons of public safety , and lighting is being provided on sections of route in built-up areas . |
| 15 | As with other types of support , we observe similar patterns in studies undertaken in different regional locations , and at different times over the past 30 years . |
| 16 | The Syrian role in Polhill 's release was part of a general rapprochement between Syria and the USA , facilitated by their shared commitment to the October 1989 Taif accord on Lebanon [ see p. 36986 ] and by Syrian apprehension over the cooling of ties with its traditional patron , the Soviet Union . |
| 17 | Within Japan economic and social changes during the Tokugawa period imposed severe strains on the political system , but despite growing concerns over the implications for Japan of foreign advances in Asia , seclusion remained for many an article of faith . |
| 18 | Whilst there may well be every justification for such developments , which have been growing steadily since the 1950s but with increasing rapidity over the last decade , these emphases do undermine the notion of RBs as being wholly concerned with liberal adult education . |
| 19 | Although the fittings can be totally different according to the room itself , the effect should be the same : subtle lighting , capable of creating different moods but in plentiful supply over those places that need it . |