Example sentences of "over the [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Microsoft has used its monopoly power over the PC makers as the main supplier of operating systems to help give Windows an explosive start . |
| 2 | As soon as it 's over the phone rings ( they 've had a phone put in so that they can get bread and groceries delivered , and feel less cut off from doctors and fire services ) . |
| 3 | He hoisted the rope to the very top of the hill , leaped into space with his bare feet wedged against the big knot and soared like an eagle over the tree tops . |
| 4 | In slow-flapping flight a bird flew over the tree tops . |
| 5 | He gathered speed with a slight adjustment of his wings , soaring inches over the tree tops , the air rushing audibly in his feathers . |
| 6 | Spider legs of electricity hissed and danced over the computer terminals . |
| 7 | So , why bother to spend years jumping over the BCS hurdles ? |
| 8 | The blackouts were already pulled down over the hall windows . |
| 9 | He ran the torch over the shelves cabinets table drawers but there were no more photographs and no obvious photo albums . |
| 10 | In many of the Sussex levels pumped drainage schemes are being installed to give greater control over the water levels so that the water table can be gradually lowered , permitting the permanent pasture to be improved by ploughing and re-seeding and allowing a longer grazing season ; some will no doubt be converted to arable . |
| 11 | The day before our return , as we looked out over the battlements , we saw a succession of thick black clouds driving slowly in over the sand flats and camel grass . |
| 12 | Paper pastime CHILDREN who grow bored over the Easter holidays can transform themselves into dinosaurs at London 's Natural History Museum . |
| 13 | And for the beach , Descamps ' Regatta towel in Emerald , £36.90 ; NafNaf hooded teeshirt , from a selection available throughout Selfridges ' Children 's World promotion over the Easter holidays , 23 March to 13 April |
| 14 | ‘ I understand they have had none , ’ he said severely , looking at Dinah over the metal rims of his spectacles which reminded her of Paul 's . |
| 15 | And bubbling up over the stepping stones and things . |
| 16 | Mr McGregor says he 'll be sorry to leave his old job where he 's presided over the education reforms . |
| 17 | But secularizing moves by the English liberals — over the Education Bills of 1902 , 1906 , and a private member 's Bill of 1911 — led the Irish hierarchy to question some of the political intentions of the Irish politicians , who it was feared might sell out the church 's interest in schools . |
| 18 | As well as being a Cabinet Minister and Speaker of the House of Lords he sits as a judge , presiding over the Law Lords in the Appellate Committee when time allows . |
| 19 | Even so , this was nowhere near enough to win over the Danzig voters . |
| 20 | Indeed , a dispute over the oyster beds proceeded to the House of Lords in 1883 . |
| 21 | In those at Hebron and Nablus in mid-1981 the Fatah/Islamic Bloc coalition actually won a majority over the NGC supporters . |
| 22 | just off hanging over the welly boots when somebody puts their feet in the welly boots they get a bit of shock ! |
| 23 | From all over the Badland tribes of Orcs and Goblins rushed to join the huge army as it gradually moved north . |
| 24 | It was built by Francis Smallman , whose initials and those of his wife Ellen appear all over the plasterwork ceilings . |
| 25 | RICHARD Branson and representatives of British Airways were still locked in talks last night over the Virgin Airlines chief 's demand for compensation in their ‘ dirty tricks ’ row . |
| 26 | The other animals gasped and put their paws , trotters , wings — anything — over the piggies mouths . |
| 27 | He passed lightly over the Garth Enterprises business and seemed more interested in Brian Harley 's putter and the chances of his getting his hands on one . |
| 28 | These trends continued in a broadly similar pattern over the Heath years ( continuing decline of manual employment in manufacturing and expansion of the salariat accompanied by continuing social mobility ) so perhaps one can understand the revival of the Liberal Party ( with its relative lack of symbolic ‘ class ’ connections , and lack of political ‘ dogmatism ’ ) as reflecting this trend ‘ de-alignment ’ as well as the conjuncture of 1974 . |
| 29 | Particular concern surrounded US complaints over the EC subsidies being paid to the European Airbus project — a joint development by France , Germany , Spain and the UK . |
| 30 | Two elasticated loops , made of shirring elastic or similar — but certainly not tight across the inner eyelets — are used to retain the zig-zag of folded shroud lines over the shoulder risers . |