Example sentences of "over a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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1 | It might be a recovery shot from deep rough with a minute margin for error ; or a pitch shot from a bare lie over a bunker to a flag in a very tight position ; or simply a six-foot putt to save par . |
2 | Mr Leckey said the shoot-out in which the IRA men died was a result of actions by the security forces over a threat to the life of a former UDR soldier in August 1988 . |
3 | The Housing Trust hands over a cheque to Community Council chairman and Middlesbrough Mayor Eddie Bolland today . |
4 | ‘ I was making my way over a field to the hives when I ‘ sort of ’ tripped over one of them and the bees came at me , ’ he said . |
5 | The cocked fist in a reverse punch travels just over a metre to its target . |
6 | Most of them are not able to manage the walk of over a mile to the A6 to catch the Lancaster- Preston bus |
7 | The walk of over a mile to the nearest bus stop on the A6 can be very off-putting in bad weather . |
8 | Even relatively small preferences made year by year by the same committee add up over a decade to a major strategic shift in budget priorities . |
9 | Canton , Ohio-based Diebold Inc has won the contract to be the exclusive supplier of new i Series cash dispensers to Electronic Data Systems Corp under the latter 's monster contract with Southland Corp for its 7-Eleven stores in the US : Diebold will supply up to 4,000 InterBold i Series cash dispensers over a three- to four-year period . |
10 | Delegates voted by a large majority for the immediate introduction of a multiparty system , emphatically rejecting a proposal by Bongo that democratic pluralism be introduced over a three- to five-year period ; delegates also rejected Bongo 's proposal for a new single party , the Gabonese Social Democratic Rally ( RSDG ) [ ibid. ] , encompassing various political groupings , which was to have replaced the Gabonese Democratic Party ( PDG ) , the sole legal party since 1968 . |
11 | From a pulpit tee at the fourth , there 's a splendid view of the Mournes and Crossgar 's top two eating houses , and of the four good short holes , the eighth over a pond to a wickedly sloping green is certainly the most intimidating . |
12 | The final assault cast a shadow over a visit to Sarajevo , Bosnia 's capital , by Mr Cyrus Vance , the UN special envoy , who held talks with leaders from the republic 's Serbian , Croatian and Muslim communities and Yugoslav army commanders . |
13 | Steep paths lead down through the landscaped gardens and over a foot-bridge to the main building directly across the road . |
14 | The World Food Programme ( WFP ) and the Government of Vietnam have reached agreement over a project to reforest the country 's coastal areas . |
15 | In 1938 there seem to have been tentative discussions with the Colonial Office over a sell-out to the British government . |
16 | In tests at the Australian National University in Canberra , soya beans , rice and peas were given repeated low-level bursts of uv-B over a six- to eight-week period . |
17 | There are seven demanding par-4s in excess of 400 yards , not to mention the lovely 3rd hole — at 394 yards a cracking dog-leg over a hill to a green nestling alongside the mere . |
18 | Yes , I mean it would be nice if it was possible , you know , after having taken time out , or some time out , over a period to be able to get back into a more permanent career structure , but maybe in the future this 'll come . |
19 | This uncertainty ( over an issue to which the reader knows the answer ) points to the great difference between Bilbo 's position and Frodo 's . |
20 | Some have pointed out that the mercurial Vercruysse has provoked similar situations in the past , and always as a result of difficulties in their relationship : most recently over an exhibition to be held in May at the Dhondt Dhaenens Museum , Deurle , which examines Belgium 's contribution to Documenta . |
21 | Labour said Michael Heseltine , the environment secretary , was in a ‘ fever of indecision ’ over an alternative to Mrs Thatcher 's flagship . |