Example sentences of "[verb] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever happened , she would n't let her determination waver over the rejection of the abominable Draper . |
| 2 | Ladle over the sauce , garnish with the fried pork and Sichuan peppercorns and serve at once . |
| 3 | Put down that Gameboy and your copy of Madonna 's Sex , clean up the mess , pour yourself a pale cream sherry and mull over the year that 's drawing to a close . |
| 4 | As Tory MPs mull over the changes during the ten-day Whitsun recess , they are still likely to feel buffeted rather than reassured . |
| 5 | Third round P — again beats gong , rushes at B — puts B's head over the rope and then lifts middle rope over part of his neck . |
| 6 | RIGHT Although head collars which attach over the dog 's nostrils are now widely-available in place of a neck collar and leash , they are not recommended for short-faced breeds such as the bulldog , as shown here . |
| 7 | Disputes wage over the issue of whether or not nuclear families today are isolated from their kin . |
| 8 | A quick barbecue pud is to part split a banana , put half a Mars bar in the middle , wrap it in tin foil and cook over the flames for five to 10 minutes . |
| 9 | Press over the outline once more so that the shadowy imprint of the pencilled lines will be transferred from the base of the paper to the icing . |
| 10 | For the hair , cut out a square area with a geometric ‘ fringe ’ and press over the head . |
| 11 | For example , JG ( J. Gray ) heard the inspector of the relief with which he was working say over the personal radio , ‘ Look , I 've got a bunch of coons in sight ’ . |
| 12 | The player can control the direction which the machine moves in , representing the efforts of its crew to steer the thing by leaning precariously to one side or the other , but he has no say over the speed . |
| 13 | Make a second list of other pieces you think you would like when you can afford them , say over the next five years or so . |
| 14 | It took much of the fiery energy of Mr Brian Peckford during a decade as premier to regain full say over the development of the vast Hibernia oilfield . |
| 15 | The shadow foreign secretary , Dr Jack Cunningham , said : ‘ If the House of Commons has no say over the Maastricht Treaty then the bill itself is a complete charade and a waste of time . |
| 16 | Black Forest food is good and ideal for those burdened with a healthy appetite , in fact it 's so good the French often nip over the border to enjoy the local delicacies . |
| 17 | Skim over the coast of Hawaii in a glider , roar across Arizona with the US Navy 's Blue Angels and lift off to space in a Saturn V rocket . |
| 18 | In their natural environment , ramblers spread and sprawl over the ground or up into and over other plants or objects that offer support — a more literal name would be ‘ scrambler ’ — and their frequent use is to be tied to and draped over arches , pergolas , fences and similar supports . |
| 19 | The former Charlton youngster has had a harrowing time at Wednesday since his £250,000 move in January last year — but is aiming to finally win over the Hillsborough boo-boys . |
| 20 | It may then penetrate the side of a tank or fly over the top . |
| 21 | They fly over the high peaks of the Himalayas and exist in surprising numbers on the permanent ice caps of the Poles . |
| 22 | Do n't clench your fists tensely , or get so enthusiastic about what you are saying that you wave your arms about and knock over the wine . |
| 23 | Crumble over the feta cheese . |
| 24 | What a pity she did not discover that all she needed in the first place to remove the ‘ writer 's cramp ’ was to rest her right elbow on the table when writing instead of letting it hang over the edge without support ! |
| 25 | The new science was guided by his conviction that the ‘ light of nature ’ endowed the human race with the capacity to attain dominion over nature and , indeed , command over the stars . |
| 26 | But they gloss over the ambiguities in the concept of the subject which underlie these difficulties . |
| 27 | They guarantee that for every £100 nominal worth of gilts bought by an investor , £100 will be paid on maturity , plus the increase in the Retail Prices Index over the years to that maturity . |
| 28 | But both companies ' increase in money sales merely matched the six-fold increase in the retail prices index over the 20 years . |
| 29 | This feature encourages water that finds its way aboard over the weatherside to slip round behind the after coaming and exit over the lee quarter . |
| 30 | The Egyptians gather in a line , thinking more of the cats than of putting out the flames , but the cats dart through or leap over the men and spring into the fire . |