Example sentences of "is [vb pp] over a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The upholstered seat is formed over a separate beechwood frame . |
| 2 | Ethnographic research has special qualities suited to dealing with controversial topics in sensitive locations , for it entails a gradual and progressive contact with respondents , which is sustained over a long period , allowing a rapport to be established slowly with respondents over time , and for researchers to participate in the full range of experiences involved in the topic . |
| 3 | The main hall of the palace is built over a large undercroft and has twin naves with columns supporting a timber roof . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | When the press is sued over a reported quotation , it may obtain some relief by joining the speaker as co-defendant thereby making the real libeller liable to contribute to costs and damages . |
| 6 | It is belted over a long overfold the lower edge of which makes a second horizontal accent , less marked and less regular than that of the belt . |
| 7 | Dampers are carefully designed so that this linear relationship is preserved over a wide range of speed difference . |
| 8 | The 30 second commercial is a variation on the successful launch advertising and is scheduled over a two month period in England and Wales . |
| 9 | Should employees ’ location allowances decrease as a result of a transfer , any such decrease is phased over a three-year period . |
| 10 | It is found over a wide range of species , from butterflies and wasps to sea snakes and skunks . |
| 11 | Also known as Malayo-Polynesian , this is spoken over a vast area from Madagascar to Aotearoa(NZ) and includes at least 500 languages . |
| 12 | Also known as Malayo-Polynesian , this is spoken over a vast area from Madagascar to Aotearoa(NZ) and includes at least 500 languages . |
| 13 | Because intensive subject assessment is concentrated over a short period of time , many felt that disruption of staff and students was less , in the long run , than under the normal system . |
| 14 | The lithosphere possesses a certain degree of rigidity so that the mass of any load ( such as an ice sheet ) placed on it is supported over a greater area than that covered by the load itself . |
| 15 | Insider dealing in this respect is controlled by restricting the number of traders who have access to information , a technique which they believe is easier than trying to control how much information is announced over a given period of time . |
| 16 | In contrast , a fixed rate mortgage has a constant rate of interest which is charged over a specified period . |
| 17 | an organisation which is spread over a wide geographical area is likely to decentralise authority on a regional basis , so that different cultures might predominate in different regions ; and |
| 18 | The population is spread over a large area of agricultural land . |
| 19 | The advantage of running a competition is that it should be cost effective if the cost of the prizes is spread over a large enough number of entrants . |
| 20 | This rate is maintained over a wide range of aortic pressures by means of afferent and efferent arteriolar autoregulatory mechanisms , such as angiotensin II , renal prostaglandins , contractile myoepithelium , and the glomerular mesangium . |