Example sentences of "be [adv] [vb pp] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case of scabies , however , the lotion should be carefully applied over the whole body surface from the neck downwards . |
| 2 | A large stitch pattern template will automatically be correctly split over the appropriate number of Mylar sheets when necessary . |
| 3 | He changed his assessment in a Jan. 10 letter to the committee 's chairman Les Aspin , however , with the judgment that " the ability of Iraqi ground forces to defend Kuwait is unlikely to be substantially eroded over the next six to 12 months " and that " economic hardship alone is unlikely to compel Saddam to retreat " within that time . |
| 4 | The social invisibility of the farm worker has enabled his plight to be virtually ignored over the years . |
| 5 | This stock could be thinly spread over the entire population , or be given over in its entirety to a number of friendly societies ( a new role for the friendly societies is proposed below ) . |
| 6 | In the weeks before the Luxembourg summit the governing Conservative Party in the UK showed itself to be seriously divided over the pace and goals of UK integration in Europe . |