Example sentences of "not [vb pp] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The need for it has reduced but has not vanished over the past twenty years . |
| 2 | So long as the old couple had not made over the farm , their middle-aged son remained a ‘ boy ’ : ‘ You can be a boy here forever as long as the old fellow is still alive ’ . |
| 3 | It is important to note , however , that contributions are not levied over the entire earnings range . |
| 4 | But water chiefs were still saying we have not got over the drought . |
| 5 | This situation is not recognised over the major inversion centres of the Sole Pit and the Cleveland High because of the insufficient amount of Tertiary subsidence . |
| 6 | The carriage was set to KC throughout , but weaving yarn was not laid over the needles on every row . |
| 7 | The terminal checks with the bank 's computer that the number corresponds with the card , and that the customer has not spent over the limit of £200 that day . |
| 8 | Jack could never remember a breakfast when she had not presided over the cups of tea , the bowls of cornflakes , the slices of grilled bacon and half tomato which was the start to the day every morning except Fridays and in Lent . |
| 9 | Not surprisingly , 68% of owner-directors said that their financial or material rewards had not increased over the past 12 months ; 65% now work over 50 hours a week , 38% have considered disposal over the past year , and over half have injected extra funds . |
| 10 | In brief , social class inequalities in access and use of the health services have remained either unaltered or slightly reduced but they have not increased over the years since the last war . |
| 11 | This is not the result of patients being ‘ switched ’ into a different mental health category since the incidence of other types of illness has not increased over the same period . |
| 12 | It will be easier to establish that the contract was not concluded over the telephone , or that the terms were incorporated into it , if appropriate words are used when taking telephone orders , such as " We will be happy to accept your order subject to our standard terms of supply . |
| 13 | The civil war was not fought over the partition of the island as is popularly believed . |
| 14 | Man 's basic need has not changed over the five centuries that this book covers . |
| 15 | The litany of complaints , in particular the bureaucratic inertia of the various tiers of government , has not changed over the past quarter century ; yet much has been done , both by foreign and Italian committees . |
| 16 | The overall rate of social mobility increased during the period but the chances of working-class youths reaching the top positions have not only been always lower than those of young people of higher socio-economic family backgrounds , but these differences have not changed over the years . |
| 17 | Harry , who lives in Earlstone House , a residential home in Coniscliffe Road , believes cricket has not changed over the years . |
| 18 | Sybil still has n't got over the shock — and do n't you go insulting my family . |
| 19 | She sits stunned , as if she was dragged out the same water , half-drowned , an hour ago and has n't got over the cold . |
| 20 | She still had n't got over the shock of seeing David Markham again ; it must be … she did a rapid calculation in her head … all of five years since he 'd walked out of their lives . |
| 21 | He has n't got over the shock yet . |
| 22 | He has n't got over the shock yet . |
| 23 | I mean it 's as simple as that , and I Colonel 's comments , saying how hard done by Wiltshire police constabulary could be next year because we have n't set over the odds budget for this year so that the Home Secretary can take it on . |
| 24 | When new they are all highly water repellent and dry quickly — provided you have n't gone over the top in a bog hold and got them saturated . |
| 25 | I have n't sent over the card yet . |