Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [to-vb] [noun pl] over " in BNC.
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1 | The attempt to hound companies over a debatable interpretation of one day 's delay shows a particularly nasty form of small-mindedness . |
2 | Observations were intended to be made of stream channel changes , mass movement , vegetation changes , precipitation , reservoir sedimentation , and dendrochronology , and the intention to maintain measurements over a decade or more has been realized at some sites ( e.g. Leopold and Emmett , 1965 ) . |
3 | However , as Nuttall and Gipps ( 1982 ) note , the aim to measure changes over time was not in the original terms of reference although it appeared subsequently in publicity material . |
4 | The need to put roofs over heads is the excuse councillors always came up with when confronted with the consequences . |
5 | However , the government is in something of a quandary in trying to reconcile the demands of a more liberal European transport market with the need to maintain controls over illegal immigrants , terrorists , drug smugglers and those trying to bring in animals illegally . |
6 | The large amounts of data needed for such an analysis were obtained by means of a participant observation method which allowed the investigator to record speakers over a long period , returning to collect more data if specific gaps emerged in the course of the analysis ( cf. 3.1 ) . |
7 | The University has noted the intention of the HEFCE to make grants over the next two years towards the costs of the highest priority work . |
8 | At Gribba Head West , Nick Dixon has produced Pre Marital Tension at a mighty E6 71 , taking the arête of the buttress to claim Storms over Africa , E6 6c . |
9 | Mr Skinner said Mr Lilley should come to the House to answer questions over ‘ the £4,000 bill the taxpayer is having to foot for him flying from his holiday cottage in France to come back to Britain ’ . |