Example sentences of "[verb] [art] [noun sg] over and above " in BNC.
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| 1 | In cases where the discharge of a duty imposed by law has been treated as valid consideration , the courts have usually ( but not invariably ) found an act over and above , but consistent with , the duty imposed by law : see Williams v. Williams , ( above , p. 218 ) . |
| 2 | There are ways to clean a carpet over and above vacuuming . |
| 3 | Under this custom the colt 's owner paid a shilling over and above the actual cost of shoeing so that the men could send out for six pints of beer as a reward for the extra effort involved . |
| 4 | The stores are then allocated a minimum number of each title , according to their size and market , with the larger stores taking an amount over and above that , to be decided by the Penguin representatives and the stores ' buyers . |
| 5 | Their pricing will initially reflect a premium over and above the normal price of a CD-A player but it is likely that this will progressively be reduced . |
| 6 | The linguistic practices we have been considering have a function over and above simply ‘ reflecting cultural beliefs ’ about the inferiority and sexual nature of women . |
| 7 | So you nee you 've got to create or preserve a group who have a surplus over and above subsistence . |
| 8 | Parrots have an advantage over and above chimpanzees in that they can , of course , imitate human sounds . |