Example sentences of "over [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you are seriously over or underweight when you first visit your doctor , he will advise you about your diet . |
| 2 | Consequently , you fall over or jack-knife forwards the first time you land heavily . |
| 3 | A sudden change of éaulement , an unusual turn in-out of legs or arms , or quick jumps up and then down to the floor followed by a roll over or even a somersault can accentuate the particular place that unusual movement has in the whole design . |
| 4 | The main ones of these are : the ordering concept of ‘ doubling ’ — — double coding , the laying of one text over or against another ; the relationship to historical codes of representation ; and the relationship to popular codes of representation . |
| 5 | In the 1950s and 60s he took over or formed a number of firms — Sun Resta Ltd , Multi Resta Ltd , Sleepy Valley Ltd etc , and one , Multi Spring Ltd in Mitcham Surrey , which according to its headed note paper are ‘ contractors to HM Government ’ . |
| 6 | They have had the benefit of such an education and now it is over or about to end , together with almost all paramedical help . |
| 7 | Under the state of emergency , the government can take over or direct the operation of public utilities and businesses . |
| 8 | The Bank of England will require such disclosure if Hongkong Bank wants to take over or merge with Midland . |
| 9 | When competitors pull out , get taken over or go bust , fares go up . |
| 10 | When we see her we are so afraid she might get run over or lost . ’ |
| 11 | A trussed roof prevents free movement around the loft , as there are many timbers to climb over or through . |
| 12 | Once an imbalance occurs between the number of males waiting to acquire units and the number of units that can be taken over or entered , the system could go into a series of oscillations which would be self-perpetuating , at least for some time . |
| 13 | Although flying is officially banned within a radius of one nautical mile and below 2,000 feet around the station , Dr Ray Seymour , a research physicist from Somerset County Council , produced Ministry of Defence figures which showed that roughly 2,400 flights each year from the nearby Yeovilton air base pass over or adjacent to Hinkley Point . |
| 14 | Nor were they in Europe , where it took off in a big way as the cult movie of the moment , especially in countries where the dire American dialogue could be dubbed over or subtitled with more viable prose . |
| 15 | The TV items are being selected on the criteria of level of interest and validity as examples of authentic spoken English ie. we tend to go for ordinary people speaking to camera rather than voice over or straight presentation to camera . |
| 16 | This intro on the piano was in its way a very formal announcement , and people would hear it over or under whatever other music was on , and the bar staff would turn the tapes down and then off , without anyone having to say anything , they would just do it . |
| 17 | Hunched over or not , it was impossible not to be reminded of the sheer impact of his physical presence — the very same that had once reduced two drunken gentlemen to sobriety in the back of a car . |
| 18 | At Greenham Common , for example , it was declared a criminal offence to ‘ enter , pass through or over or remain in or over ’ the area of the base . |
| 19 | Gets run over or something . |
| 20 | Profuse sweat all over or on one side . |
| 21 | Planning permission is required in respect of all ‘ development ’ that term being defined in s.22(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1971 , as ‘ the carrying out of any building , engineering , mining or other operations in , on , over or under land , or the making of any material change of use of any buildings on land ’ , as qualified by s.290(1) of that Act . |
| 22 | For elderly people this will be on two levels — a premium for people aged 60 to 79 , and a higher rate for those who are 80 and over or for younger pensioners who are sick or disabled . |
| 23 | When sexual intercourse does take place , the partner is often chided for turning over or away , sometimes even in sleep . |
| 24 | Be aware of potential trouble before you walk into it — if , for instance , there is a group of drunks five hundred yards ahead of you cross over or take the next turning to avoid it . |
| 25 | It is generally recognised at Community level that it is both inequitable and contrary to the objectives of a single market for certain firms in the Community to be immune from the commercial benefits and burdens of being taken over or to be able artificially to create methods to defend themselves from takeovers , while firms from other member states remain vulnerable . |
| 26 | Competition in a market with few suppliers , none of them controlling the market but each relatively large ( oligopoly ) is much more likely to be distorted if one of those suppliers takes over or acquires an interest in another , than in a market characterised by fierce competition among many suppliers . |
| 27 | The speed with which some of these flew over or past the big straw bosses , 100 yards away from the shooting line , is quite alarming . |
| 28 | They are extremely vulnerable to impact by vehicles , although they will trade off this risk against increased journey length : it is not unusual to see people clambering over or through barriers designed to force them to cross roads away from junctions . |
| 29 | The main impediments to the free flow of people are those placed there to facilitate the free flow of motorised traffic , particularly road crossing barriers , signs embedded in the pavement and steps and ramps to carry the walker over or under the roadway. little seems to have been done in the way of formal schemes of assessment of pedestrian problems or of priorities for maintenance or design . |
| 30 | Width must be adequate for the flow and where foot traffic is heavy , conflict should be resolved by vehicles being deflected over or under the level walking route . |