Example sentences of "be [vb pp] over [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The skeleton , whose hands are placed over the groin in one of the traditional attitudes of repose , is slightly proud of the shell ; hence the gable lid , resulting in a close-fitting coffin . |
| 2 | It is often argued that survey data give a very limited analysis of managerial policies which are developed over a period to deal with specific problems and this study should help to test such methodological criticisms . |
| 3 | A preheated cupping glass would then have been placed over the wound and the cooling action of the air inside would have produced a vacuum capable of sucking the blood out . |
| 4 | Amongst other things , we were always finding used syringes that had been lobbed over the wall . |
| 5 | He had been admonished over the incident , which happened in August 1991 near his home . |
| 6 | A great deal of ink has been spilled over the nature of indirect duties , to which I will return in the next section . |
| 7 | But the German church now supported the rival Alexander , as they had not been consulted over the appointment of Paschal . |
| 8 | It should have been completed over the weekend . |
| 9 | To hold a large piping bag , grip it so that your fingers are curled over the front of the bag and the folded corner twisted between your thumb and index finger . |
| 10 | The outer layer of the skin ( epidermis ) is made up of cells which are shed over a cycle of 28 days . |
| 11 | Otherwise , cleaning the room inevitably becomes more difficult as hairs are shed over the chair covers , and there is an increased risk of flea infestations . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , Boyo , it 's either this or that , ’ said Taff , pointing to the alternative — a large piece of meat that had been roasted over a fire and looked most unappetising . |
| 13 | According to colleagues , whose judgment of distance had been honed over a day spent working on yardage charts , the sliver of wood was four centimetres long . |
| 14 | He has one of them , the remaining four having been scattered over the planet for security . |
| 15 | The disk is round to subpentagonal ; covered with thickened skin ; no scales but granules are scattered over the surface which are more conspicuous in dried specimens ; disk diameter up to 20 mm . |
| 16 | Small granules are scattered over the surface some developed into low spinelets . |
| 17 | Ancient castles , burial chambers , ruins and churches are scattered over the area , highlighting the rich cultural heritage and providing a contrast to the golden sands , estuaries and wooded valleys . |
| 18 | That respect has been earned over the space of a 39- year career with the firm which has seen Grants take its Glenfiddich brand and turn it from a regional tipple in the north-east of Scotland into Britain 's and the world 's leading single malt . |
| 19 | When the blades are rolled over the pastry , they cut even slashes , which create the lattice effect . |
| 20 | About nine that morning a German pathfinder had been reported over the Firth of Forth . |
| 21 | The WRU and its leading 18 clubs are deadlocked over the issue of leagues , with no sign of a thaw in the cold war between the two bodies which has gone on for two years . |
| 22 | Women who stop attending the clinic are sent a postal version of the questionnaire and , if this is not returned , are interviewed over the telephone or at a home visit . |
| 23 | Many 40-year-olds are considered over the hill these days , so what work can the oldies hope to get ? |
| 24 | He hat eventually decided to ask Security 's registry and its computers for a trace muddling the trail by getting a colleague to send the request for him and burying it in a list of acronyms as if they had been collected over a period of time . |
| 25 | Thousands of pounds have been collected over a number of years , resulting in items of new equipment that have each been featured in previous issues of Glenpatrick News . |
| 26 | This amount had been collected over the winter , with the proceeds of a weekly raffle also being added to the bottle . |
| 27 | I was disappointed that the water-wheel had gone — the kitchen had been built over the pit which had housed it . |
| 28 | ‘ He 'd been slumped over the freezer for some minutes before anyone realised anything was wrong , ’ he said . |
| 29 | Nevertheless , some 730 ‘ cables ’ had been transmitted over the line and so Field and his colleagues had proved that a transoceanic cable was not only feasible , but could also take a great deal of traffic . |
| 30 | The homes of this minority tribe are built over the water on stilts , its vegetable fields float on the lake 's surface and its fishermen propel their long narrow boats with a unique leg-rowing motion that has made them famous . |