Example sentences of "could be [vb pp] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But in three short years the following essential features of creative sound were worked out for the first time : cut-and-splice sound editing ; dubbing mute shots ( i.e. providing library sounds for completely silent bits of film ) ; quiet cameras ; ‘ talkback ’ and other intercom systems ; ‘ boom ’ microphones ( so the mike could be placed over the actor 's head and moved as necessary ) ; equalization ; track-bouncing ; replacement of dialogue ( including alternative languages ) ; filtering ( for removing traffic noise , wind noise , or for simulating telephone conversations ) ; busbars for routing controlled amounts of foldback or reverberation ; three-track recording ( music , effects , and dialogue , any of which could be changed as necessary ) ; automatic volume limiters ; and synchronous playback ( for dance or mimed shots ) . |
| 2 | The new cabinet could be finalised over the weekend following the crisis produced by the resignation of the prime minister , Mr Ladislav Adamec , on Thursday , the source said . |
| 3 | The new cabinet could be finalised over the weekend , he said . |
| 4 | An end-quarter exchange rate is used as interest lies in the gains that could be made over the period in which the yield differential held on average . |
| 5 | They were a delight for the charterers in the Bahamian lagoons , but in an Atlantic storm such wide windows could be our death warrants for if Wavebreaker fell off a big wave the glass could be driven out of the windows and the boat be filling with water in seconds , and so I cut and shaped sheet steel shutters that could be bolted over the boat 's glass at the first sign of bad weather . |
| 6 | There is not a public pathway along the river to the south , but if there was , the bridges built for the barge houses could be seen over the drainage dykes . |
| 7 | The report , compiled by the Washington-based International Institute for Energy Conservation , says that a total of £1.2 trillion could be saved over the next 40 years if the Bank provided adequate support for energy efficiency in transport , industry , power stations and the domestic market . |
| 8 | The English tenure of Ponthieu , moreover , was a further means whereby vigilance could be exercised over the affairs of France , and Edward I retained a permanent staff of lawyers at Paris who dealt with appeals from the comté to the Parlement . |
| 9 | If you like thinking about capacity for information storage ( I do ) , you can imagine the enormous number of different patterns of flaws that could be created over the surface of a crystal . |
| 10 | As a precaution , since cold iron is repulsive to fairies , scissors or nails could be suspended over the crib to keep the baby safe . |
| 11 | Angle iron can be used to cap the side rails for additional protection and a hood could be suspended over the fire to draw off the smoke if desired . |
| 12 | Of this total up to SDR39,240,000 ( $53,000,000 ) could be drawn over the following 19 months to support the government 's 1991-92 economic austerity programme . |
| 13 | If anything , he looked younger and fitter , he 'd certainly kept himself in trim , although the hair was thinning and he seemed to be cultivating one long strand on the right side which could be plastered over the scalp . |
| 14 | We cadets spent that morning sewing shackles into confidential documents , so that they could be thrown over the side if anything untoward happened . |
| 15 | Many recreation items such as caravans and boats that are on hire purchase are used so seldom they could be rented over the course of the hire purchase scheme and with enough cash left over to buy the item new if we still wanted one . |
| 16 | In an ideal world I would have far more bogwood than even the extended budget allows , but I expect this could be remedied over the ensuring months . |