Example sentences of "are [adv] [vb pp] over the " in BNC.

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1 Informal briefings and seminars are generally held over the lunch-time period , which is only flexible for scientific and administrative staff .
2 Stresses are easily transmitted over the phone and fuel concern .
3 Opinions are usually communicated over the telephone and are often given within 24 hours .
4 As , however , social classes are unevenly distributed over the map of Britain , then the politics of distribution also quickly becomes a geographical matter implicitly , if not explicitly through spatial policies .
5 Drugs used in the treatment of mental disorders are often supplied over the counter without prescription , with insufficient or misleading information , or are prescribed inappropriately .
6 Now once again lights and darks are juxtaposed arbitrarily to create a sense of shallow relief , and are evenly scattered over the entire picture surface to maintain a compositional balance .
7 If six garages are now placed over the five cars on the top shelf ( leaving one garage empty ) , and four garages placed over the four cars on the bottom shelf ( all garages being full ) , then about one in three four-year-olds now maintain that the bottom shelf has more cars .
8 What has not yet been made clear is that the vice-chancellors are seriously split over the issue and some are expressing grave misgivings over the direction being taken .
9 Yes , a lot of those are actually spread over the whole of the U K.
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