Example sentences of "in the [noun sg] [noun pl] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Here , as in the pollution debates over the hazards of sewage or acidification of lakes , the Commission and its supporters were applying one line of reasoning whereas environmentalists and scientists in other countries were applying another . |
| 2 | Lok peered at the stick and the lump of bone and the small eyes in the bone things over the face . |
| 3 | After making findings of fact which are broadly summarised in the second paragraph of this judgment the board determined , inter alia : ( 1 ) that the fees derived from the sub-licencing were sourced in the countries in which the sub-licensees were by their contracts entitled to exercise the particular rights and ( 2 ) that the 1981 agreement vested in the taxpayer rights over intangible property , which rights could only be exercised outside Hong Kong . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , accordin' ter Will , Joe 's bruvver used ter fight in the pub tournaments over Stepney , ’ Nellie went on . |
| 5 | The 1991 summer has not been one of the best for tourism in mid Wales and this has been reflected in the passenger loadings over the BR system and , once September came in , things turned particularly quiet with the local line stated to be absolutely dead . |
| 6 | The violence of the early Quakers contrasted noticeably with the reputation for gentle non-conformity they acquired in the market towns over the next century or so . |
| 7 | The subject headings under which theses have been categorised in the Rolfe , Will , and Laming lists may be used to assess the relative importance of different sub-disciplines in the earth sciences over the period studied . |
| 8 | It seems that drop-outs at this early stage have remained a serious problem , particularly in rural areas , though there has been some improvement in the retention rates over the whole primary cycle ( SSA to Standard Five ) . |
| 9 | The path , here still a thousand feet below the top , becomes very rough as the gradient increases , the final scramble through a breach in the summit cliffs over the debris of erosion being sufficiently arduous to justify a prolonged rest when the flat top is at last reached . |