Example sentences of "over a [adj] [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | heat this mixture over a low flame until it melts , stirring well . |
| 2 | She was stirring milk into the roux over a low heat when Annie finished her currants and announced , ‘ Wanta-wee , wanta-wee . ’ |
| 3 | Heat 25g ( 1oz ) butter in a small saucepan , pour in the egg mixture and cook , stirring continuously , over a low heat until the eggs are just setting . |
| 4 | This has nothing to do with how policemen look nor even of never having heard of a bunch called James , who are apparently big stars , have their name emblazoned all over a chic t-shirt and of whom one had never heard till yesterday . |
| 5 | Above , Slater sported a well-worn hacking jacket over a black shirt and a black bow tie which appeared to have lots of small , dull red stones set in it . |
| 6 | One , charge capping which prevents authorities from putting their community charge to over a certain level and two , Lamont 's famous budget . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The next thing er which again er is er a detail of something which is already approved and it is merely than in our conditions of service during our discussions with the city er personnel department we noted , or they noted as it had arisen that we indicated the route to erm sick pay over a certain period and before a certain period but not the detail of how you got there . |
| 9 | I know it happens in individual subjects and there 's the element of repetition but , you are at the same time making them reflect over a certain period and say I have not entirely wasted my time , there maybe some youngsters for whom it will be extremely difficult , and I except that but my thinking is that is you look hard enough you can find something that everybody has done at whatever level that they can take some pride in . |
| 10 | The Woman loomed over the group , tall and brown and smiling down at the two mops of black hair — one over a quizzical smile and the other over a scowl . |
| 11 | The treaty provided for the elimination of all chemical weapons stocks over a 10-year period and for a detailed inspections procedure for to ensure compliance . |
| 12 | Cook the dumplings over a medium heat until they are lightly browned underneath . |
| 13 | Now , now it would 've been easier for you , the , the part that you missed out which would have brought all that in to play would have been how much do you want to pay , do you wan na pay a , a small amount over a long time or a big amount over a short time and then that would 've brought that into play . |
| 14 | imply a steady state system or over a long term and if over the long term the rate of addition of material to the sea is equalled by the rate of removal . |
| 15 | There 's really no chance of getting bitten if your ferrets have been properly handled over a long period and are never scared . |
| 16 | If it 's a professional job they will have been observed over a long period and their habits and financial status will be known . ’ |
| 17 | It is also necessary not to view policies in a static way ; they have been built up slowly over a long period and they are still changing . |
| 18 | They went on over a long period and affected many children who had been entrusted to the defendants for care and help . |
| 19 | The study contributes towards a comprehensive view of the working of the labour market over a long period and of the sources of shocks disturbing the economy . |
| 20 | It is a stone building , constructed over a long period and one of the richest Czech Gothic ecclesiastical structures . |
| 21 | This explains how the disease can be misdiagnosed over a long period and stresses the need for biopsy specimens whatever the type of gastric lesion . |
| 22 | Erm , this is something that I 've spoken with about over a long period and what really has concerned me is that we 've two red signals , both facing the traffic and children and blind people could be crossing thinking the traffic had held up , and when I or detecting we rely on our own engineers maybe going round that way , maybe the police or public reporting it . |
| 23 | Given a little thought as to siting the Pentstemons will provide a lot of interest over a long period and should prevent the need for annual replanting , which can be expensive and labour intensive . |
| 24 | This is seldom needed for analysis purposes but random access mode is often used where the records are held over a long period and have to be updated with the passage of time . |
| 25 | To apply paint over another , for instance detail over a washed background or ‘ filling ’ for an outline , again allow the paint to dry completely first . |
| 26 | After combining with Gary Millard at a short corner , May lifted a high cross over a crowded goalmouth and Steve Harris stormed in on the far post to hit a great first-time shot into the opposite corner . |
| 27 | ‘ There are several reasons why I ca n't work regularly for Riva , ’ I told Sally over a sea-bass starter and a strong Campari in L'Etoile . |
| 28 | Labour in Japan does tend to work for fewer employers over a typical career and does therefore tend to stay longer in each firm than in the West , but there are very significant variations depending on age , firm size and gender . |
| 29 | Finally , complementing these results Andreasen demonstrated that the relatives of her chosen authors also showed unusual creative talent , though over a wider sphere than the literary , including art , music , dance , and mathematics . |
| 30 | As well as these precepting bodies there are numerous joint committees for other services where co-operation is needed over a wider area than the individual district . |