Example sentences of "[adj] over an " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was probably whilst flying high over an approaching enemy that one Goblin got a bit carried away , and steering himself as best as he could with his crude wings , crashed right down onto the enemy army . |
| 2 | Graphical treatment suggests that this effect is linear over an interval between the blackout and whiteout points , or possibly a curve with a fairly large radius of curvature . |
| 3 | The following graphs suggest the same behaviour as for the intensity — roughly linear over an interval , possibly a power or exponential . |
| 4 | Shire enables a borrower to fix the maximum interest rate payable over an agreed period , and also gives the borrower the benefit of falls in the interest rate below a set level . |
| 5 | so erm I do n't er I would n't see the point in being too confrontational over an issue like that . |
| 6 | Allowing each of two groups to choose some part of the law of abortion , in proportion to their numbers , is fairer ( in our sense ) than the winner-take-all scheme our instincts prefer , which denies many people any influence at all over an issue they think desperately important . |
| 7 | Gitobu Imanyara , a civil rights lawyer and editor of the Nairobi Law Monthly , who had been arrested and charged with sedition on March 5 over an article alleging tribal favouritism [ see pp. 38088-89 ] , was again refused bail by the High Court on May 9 . |
| 8 | ( I am angry over an act of injustice or I wonder at the sight of Niagara Falls or I am pleased with my Christmas present . ) |
| 9 | Instead of staring blankly out at the world , or nervously striking at the fence , as some of the eagles did , he trekked back and forth in a figure of eight over an area that was only one tiny part of his caged area . |
| 10 | Any scheme which attempts to remain stable over an extended time period will in some sense be a compromise . |
| 11 | The sold-out concert was scheduled to take place at Seattle 's 15,000 capacity Coliseum , however , Nirvana are believed to have pulled out because Kurt Cobain was furious over an interview which appeared in Vanity Fair magazine which revealed that he and his wife Courtney Love had indulged in a drug ‘ binge ’ while Courtney was pregnant ( see last week 's NME ) . |
| 12 | Thus in the valuable Brockman Iron Formation of the Hamersley Basin , bands about an inch thick are said to be correlatable over an area of some 20000 square miles and even microscopic varves within those bands can be traced over 185 miles . |
| 13 | ANDY TOWNSEND last night refused to back down after going wild over an X-rated tackle that left Dennis Wise in a heap . |