Example sentences of "over [art] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But she got me so , over the worse part , yeah . |
| 2 | Each individual abolitionist demonstrated the victory of the better over the worse side of his or her nature , of ‘ pure power ’ over interest , but some particular individuals elicited especial admiration and reverence . |
| 3 | Waqar has always preferred to pitch well up , even before the new bouncer restriction , giving the ball a chance to swing over the greater distance . |
| 4 | These restrictions on testation had disappeared over the greater part of England early in the fourteenth century , but they survived in the province of York till 1692 , in Wales till 1696 , and in London till 1724 . |
| 5 | The most distinctive plover of the region , the commonest inland over the greater part of it , and the only Vanellus breeding over most of Europe . |
| 6 | The most widespread bee-eater of the region , and the only bird with harlequin plumage and central tail feathers slightly projecting likely to be seen over the greater part of it . |
| 7 | It is unnecessary to add much to what has been said already about the horn , except to point out that owing to its conical mouthpiece and bore it is unable to produce such a loud and brilliant tone as the trumpets and trombones , which are played with a cup-shaped mouthpiece and have a cylindrical bore over the greater part of their length . |
| 8 | They have been over the greater part of Van Diemen 's Land and the Islands in Bass 's Straits and appear highly gratified with their peregrinations : a government vessel has generally been devoted to their use . |
| 9 | Kevin slipped the two connectors over the thinner pipe , and supported the weight with soil and stones , while he slid the connectors over the larger sections of pipe to complete the repair . |
| 10 | In today 's economic climate it may not be feasible for bureaux to purchase extra experimental microfilm information systems but the ambivalence over the wider spread of the NACAB system is most evident in sales of the system to outside agencies . |
| 11 | There were bits of cornland and thatched buildings all over the firmer ground and the slopes of the hill behind him , some of them fired by the early arrivals but many intact . |
| 12 | Tonight will see most of the rain and snow die away , with only occasional showers over the higher ground and in the east of the region . |
| 13 | ‘ Help ! ’ she called once , until I had my hand over the lower part of her face . |
| 14 | The head of a narrow strip of lead , zinc or copper , which will form a clip or ‘ tingle ’ , is then fixed to the sliver of batten accessible through the joint exposed by the extracted slate and the slate is slid back into place over this strip and secured by folding the free end of the metal over the lower edge of the slate ( Fig 35 ) . |
| 15 | The legal debate in involuntary manslaughter is over the lower threshold of homicide liability — where to draw the line between manslaughter and killings which should be ascribed to mere accident . |
| 16 | Garvey was holding Izzie out over the lower trapdoor , one arm round her waist and the other across her throat . |
| 17 | ‘ Fire ’ developed dominant colours of bright red over the lower half of his body while the upper body , dorsal and tail had rich hues of blue and green . |
| 18 | He picked up her hand and put it on his cock ; then placed his own hand over hers and made her squeeze ; it was hot , even under the rough material of his trousers , and rolled about clumsily over the squidgier sack of his balls ; but he was panting , making stirring motions with his knees against her legs , working with his free hand at his waistband , until he freed himself from his flies and had wrapped her hand around his naked cock ; he spat on his hand and worked the spittle onto the skin , and when he made her hold him again , she felt the wetness on her fingers , and drying fast as he pumped himself up and down over her hand , pinning her hand under his . |
| 19 | But I intended to follow the same course of action as I had over the earlier incident : to say nothing until he gave me an opening . |
| 20 | But the approach used has considerable advantage in principle over the cruder system used for educational deprivation , since there is an attempt to relate expenditure needs directly to deprivation indicators , rather than adoption of an ad hoc procedure with little justification other than expediency . |
| 21 | A stiff breeze on the outward leg made it hard going over the longer half of the race , resulting in slower times . |
| 22 | What particularly touched me was that , practical as always and among the most financially-shrewd of men he said that perhaps he could be of material help over the longer tour . |
| 23 | More serious over the longer run is whether capitalist economies can survive a period of sustained inflation . |
| 24 | To make matters worse , the monopolistic character of the sector has been blatantly exploited by trade unions , though over the longer run this has probably resulted in major job losses since most of the industries are subject to competition in the form of alternative goods . |
| 25 | Over the longer run this had the effect of bestowing an inferior status on these professions in comparison with those , such as lawyers and doctors , which had standing in the established seats of learning . |
| 26 | In the USA , for example , a large number of days may be lost in an industry while new productivity deals are being negotiated ; the immediate loss of production is just part of the price paid for high levels of output over the longer run . |
| 27 | Thus large companies and boards of nationalised industries were provided with enormous financial assistance enabling ( or rather persuading ) them to base their reorganisation on designated development areas which in many cases they would not otherwise have chosen , for reasons of both private and public benefit when judged over the longer run [ Knight , 1974 ; Moore and Rhodes , 1973 ] . |
| 28 | Monetarists argue that variations in the velocity of circulation ( V ) are predictable and moderately small , especially over the longer run . |
| 29 | More importantly , they argue that over the longer run V is determined totally independently of the money supply ( M ) . |
| 30 | Long-run stability of V. The main claim of monetarists is that the velocity of circulation ( V ) is relatively stable over the longer run , and any changes that do occur are the predictable outcome of institutional changes , such as the increased availability and use of credit cards . |