Example sentences of "be over a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would just to say , I think women , women are such victims of the fashion industry and I think there 's a lot more hype surrounding th the bride than there is surrounding the groom and er I think erm , you know th a lot more thought needs to go into the whole thing , there 's so much pressure on young people , particularly girls and there 's sa , so much idealism around the whole thing erm , and and there 's a lot of alternatives to marriage , you know , and this is discounted as th , the woman over there said , about being referred to as Mrs , particularly when you 're over a certain age if you 're not married . |
| 2 | These listings related , for example , to staff who would be over a certain age in 1981 . |
| 3 | ‘ It would appear to be over a former girlfriend . ’ |
| 4 | Inspector Steve Clapham , of Chester Police , said : ‘ His action appeared to be over a former girlfriend . ’ |
| 5 | If asked where you would use a minor scale , the obvious answer would be over a minor chord , but if the chord was Am7£5 or Em7♭5 your choice of scale would have to be more precise . |
| 6 | The war had been over a long time . |
| 7 | Supper had been over a good hour and a half . |
| 8 | Some plants like kitchen windows , especially if they are over a steamy sink , but always check first . |
| 9 | The rooms were over a former shop now used by a small-time printer , and the clacking and rumbling of his press would underscore the activities of the squad . |
| 10 | Double clicking the mouse whilst the pointer is over a selected area is the normal way of starting any application from an icon . |
| 11 | The strike , now into its second week , is over a five-point change in working conditions including cutting Friday teabreaks , reducing other breaks and changing overtime payments , sickness and sea trials payments . |
| 12 | Obviously many factors play a part , but there is over a twofold difference ( 179 v 364 per million ) between the worst and best served districts . |
| 13 | That 's over a two year period . |
| 14 | No cos I 've seen this done before right , I mean it 's over a certain time , but if you go in at the end of the time |
| 15 | All he has to do is show he 's over a certain age can prove who he is , you can buy a gun . |
| 16 | Our four-hour leg across the Northern Territory was over a vast emptiness , with occasional small homesteads with small landing strips as we neared Darwin . |
| 17 | ‘ I told you , that was over a long time ago . ’ |
| 18 | This was over a 5,500 mile course . |