Example sentences of "[is] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Know most of the rooms of thy native country before thou goest over the threshold thereof Especially seeing England presents thee with so many observables . |
| 2 | As this is over the inheritance tax threshold , it would bring a tax bill of £4,800 . |
| 3 | When flowering is over clean containers and put away until next year , or pot up with winter pansies . |
| 4 | Obviously , the slower the tow is into wind , the less airflow there is over the wings , and thus the safer it is . |
| 5 | More particularly , the question is over the association the delegates have with the PLO . |
| 6 | The conflict , in which men of letters are now burying each other in eloquent abuse , is over the possession of Kavanagh 's soul and the legacy of his poems . |
| 7 | The area of dispute , which promises to occupy all of a meeting of EC finance ministers in Luxembourg today , is over the Commission 's proposal that the current system of exporting goods free of VAT be abandoned and that after 1992 the tax should be levied in the country of origin before export . |
| 8 | It is over this that Heseltine bumps up against what is both his opportunity and his problem . |
| 9 | If your employee is over pension age , he or she pays no employee 's NI contributions . |
| 10 | AF boss Dr Bruno Broughton said : ‘ There is nothing wrong with the bulk of the IFM proposals but forcing people to qualify before being allowed to go fishing is over the top . ’ |
| 11 | Mývatn is over the hill , past more vile-smelling industrial delights . |
| 12 | Education is statutory , but once it is over such youngsters are legally entitled to nothing . |
| 13 | It was built around 1590 for a younger son of the Earl of Shaftesbury , whose family had owned the manor of Restrop for three hundred years , The coat of arms of the Ashley-Coopers ( the Shaftesbury family name ) is over the door , and it is very unlikely that such a very fine house , with its particularly beautiful roofs over the projecting bays , would have been built for a tenant farmer . |
| 14 | I thought , ‘ What the hell am I doing here when Ralph 's flat is over there ? |
| 15 | The argument is over a 3.4% stake that it has been forced to disclose in Jardine Matheson Holdings itself . |
| 16 | One disappointment is over a proposed joint declaration by Japan and the Community . |
| 17 | ‘ Do n't worry , ’ said Margaret , ‘ when all this is over the only thing that matters is your family . ’ |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Pebbles was an outstanding racehorse , but the Breeders ' Cup bid was none the less a characteristically bold move on the part of trainer Clive Brittain , for the Turf race is over one and a half miles and she had never raced beyond ten furlongs . |
| 20 | ‘ They will see — in time , when she is over this , she will mend . ’ |
| 21 | When the election is over it will enter the folklore of Central Office and the next campaign may be a more modest affair because of it . |
| 22 | The row is over her attempt to evict Xoliswa Falati , who was accused with her in last year 's sensational kidnap and assault trial , from one of the Mandela homes in Soweto . |
| 23 | For the other side of the ‘ protection ’ coin to be wary of is over -protection . |
| 24 | it is over a decade since the last major restructuring of the departments of government . |
| 25 | After the acute is over the picture of the chronic state should be more prominent . |
| 26 | More usually , but no less spectacularly , the view is over the city and a visit to the roof offers a good opportunity to set the internal map and compass ready for walks of exploration . |
| 27 | Birmingham Central Branch Local Membership form is over the page . |
| 28 | The dispute is over the US 's reluctance to curb emissions of the most important greenhouse gas , carbon dioxide . |
| 29 | The gallery is over the front door . |
| 30 | Pressure jetting : The tendency when using pressure jet cleaners is over application with long blasts of water with the hope that the pressure will clean off all the dirt . |