Example sentences of "[verb] over [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even when psychology recognizes gender differences between psychologists , it tends to pass over other differences . |
| 2 | To pass over other objections , the Letter is far too long for such a purpose . |
| 3 | Similarly , the buyer will wish to know whether there are rights for services to pass over neighbouring land . |
| 4 | Incidentally , the old man wrote Cathy a letter which I was charged to pass over unopened . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'm gettin' over excited , Sam . |
| 6 | Mirroring Sun Microsystems Inc 's efforts in this area ( UX No 386 ) Hewlett-Packard Co has rolled out a new range of ISDN connectivity enabling standalone workstations to communicate over public or private ISDN networks . |
| 7 | But on Thursday he will be given the chance to resurrect an international career which looked dead and buried , and urged to start knocking over Australian wickets in more orthodox fashion ! |
| 8 | ‘ But if you look at their records they have been knocking over leading Test match sides in this way for years . |
| 9 | No marriage can survive over long distances in the long term , especially if all the effort culminates in the eventual failure to obtain that elusive consultancy . |
| 10 | Put first 4 ingredients into a saucepan , add boiling water , stir and cook over moderate heat , stirring often , for 6–7 minutes . |
| 11 | Cover and cook over gentle to moderate heat for 30–35 minutes or until the centres are tender but the potatoes still hold their shape . |
| 12 | Cook over high heat , uncovered , until the vegetables are tender , about 5 minutes . |
| 13 | During the day they hunt over large territories for small rodents as well as blue sheep , tahr , the Himalayan mountain goat , the young of yaks and mountain birds such as the snowcock and blood pheasant . |
| 14 | Majestic snow-capped peaks towered over sweeping flower-strewn plains . |
| 15 | Many other aspects of local government have also become increasingly politicized over recent years . |
| 16 | IBM DIVISIONS BATTLE OVER RPGII MIGRATION ROUTES |
| 17 | The UK Parliament is certainly not widely regarded as being at all competent in the scrutiny which it exercises over public spending , and few people are under the illusion that it is difficult for government departments to deceive MPs and Select Committees about necessary levels of expenditure and unnecessary levels of waste . |
| 18 | Six charged over human torch attack |
| 19 | Then they were driving over rough ground , loose stones popping under the tyres . |
| 20 | The last lap back to Bergen was a sightseeing one via the spectacular coast route , visiting such places as the Briksdal Glacier , and driving over breathtaking mountain roads . |
| 21 | Others fly over western Europe , the west coast of Africa to the Cape of Good Hope . |
| 22 | Then the van was leaping over rough ground , getting out of sight of the road . |
| 23 | Leaping over fallen worshippers , Ace made for the sedan chair , but was forced to dive for cover when Richmann appeared from behind it with the Winchester drawn . |
| 24 | I do not recall much of the plot but all through childhood and beyond I have remained haunted by vivid remembered images : little leprechauns in mad underground celebration dancing round pots of gold , leaping over plundered treasures ; Michael and Katy skipping hand in hand through the fields ; the jaunty , laughing , Guinness swilling , devil may care Darby with his pub stories , his sideways philosophy and his battles of wit with the wily King Brian of the leprechauns ; but mainly , and most frighteningly , the dreaded death coach with its headless coachman come to call Darby 's soul on the one way trip to hell . |
| 25 | If you intend to tile over existing tiles , you will have to drill holes through them for the masonry pins . |
| 26 | As tension rose over international weapons inspection in Iraq [ see this page ] , the US administration announced on Aug. 1 that an extra 2,400 US troops — a reinforced armoured battalion — would shortly arrive in Kuwait for training exercises with the Kuwaiti army . |
| 27 | Hand-transfer patterns can be fun for a change and , used over small areas , are not too time consuming . |
| 28 | Many of the tables were screened from one another , and staggered over different levels . |
| 29 | This style allowed other-worldly figures to express themselves more naturally than in classical ballet where technical precision and command over conventional gesture were necessary . |
| 30 | The scientists were being cautious and so were the civil servants ; this meant that British politicians could happily continue to struggle over familiar issues until 1988 when a devastating drought enabled scientists in the USA to get the ear of the Senate and pour into it a story sufficiently sensational to alarm the rest of the Western world . |