Example sentences of "[to-vb] over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | US Secretary of State James Baker also visited Poland on May 6 to brief Polish leaders and to pass over a West German invitation for Poland to join the July round of two-plus-four talks in Paris . |
| 2 | It 's not enough any more to have comfortable boots and something waterproof to slip over a jumper . |
| 3 | They must attempt to innovate over a very broad front using people and structures which are still firmly in place from the ancien régime . |
| 4 | It would be safer to try over a weekend . |
| 5 | West European nations met in the US to haggle over a new joint programme of research at the LOFT ( loss of fluid-test ) reactor in Idaho . |
| 6 | Jacques Devraux and his son were waiting beside a baggage truck that was already loaded with the rest of their hunting equipment , and leaving their sons to stand watch , the two men disappeared into the shadowy interior of the market to haggle over a purchase of several hundred pounds of salt and arsenical soap that would be used for drying and preserving the hides of animals they hoped to shoot . |
| 7 | A girl came in and tried to haggle over a nineteenth-century vase , but Rachaela told her Mrs Mantini fixed the prices fairly and never reduced items . |
| 8 | ‘ I had to jump over a hedge , ’ she said , ‘ and I tore my bloomers . ’ |
| 9 | The fawn was badly injured trying to jump over a wire fence , and had to be operated on to save her life . |
| 10 | In what other job might you call in and use a hot air balloon to appear over a city on a publicity stunt and that same afternoon sit in on a seminar which you have arranged as a scientific event ? |
| 11 | If machines could be taught to plan over a chessboard , maybe they could do it in a factory as well . |
| 12 | Write briefly how you , as a receptionist , would deal with the situation where guests complain that their room has not been cleaned and they have had to wait over a half an hour for room service . |
| 13 | We can note , too , that the tippe-top differs markedly from the gyroscope : a tippe-top turns over spontaneously — indeed , it is hard to stop it from doing so — whereas a considerable amount of effort is required to flip over a gyroscope . |
| 14 | That means that in order to stimulate over a large area the intensity of stimulation at the input site is likely to be many orders of magnitudes in excess of normal levels of electrical or chemical activity . |
| 15 | He said , you 're like a kid trying to see over a six-foot wall . |
| 16 | There are two broad categories : ( 1 ) where the object is to generate more work by some system of cross-referral in particular fields , though such arrangements are difficult to sustain over a long period if member firms wish to retain their independence and separate profitability . |
| 17 | ‘ We would like to go over a few points relating to the Livesey murder , ’ Bragg said evenly . |
| 18 | Queenie , come up to my office right away will you , I want to go over a mistake in the takings . |
| 19 | That left Pitcher undefeated on 32 and the Light Blues to mull over a 133-run defeat that might have been much more comprehensive . |
| 20 | Take all the time you need to mull over a plan or proposal , do n't let anyone pressurise you into snap decisions . |
| 21 | A businessman is threatening to sue over a bank 's advice |
| 22 | Angry students at Margaret Thatcher 's old Oxford college are threatening to sue over a decision to admit men . |
| 23 | As the lines were alternately pulled so the pulley actuated a semi-circular rudder hinged across the diagonal of the rearmost box.One does not need to have much imagination to see how the rudder deflection might send the Box kite into limited stunts , given a strong wind ; but we doubt if the rigid stability of a Box kite could be persuaded to perform over a wide range of movement . |
| 24 | Last December , member states were only able to agree over a transitional VAT arrangement , which according to a high-ranking Commission official amounted to a failure . |
| 25 | And on this morning , of all mornings , James phoned at the crack of dawn and asked me to preside over a ridiculous Press party . |
| 26 | Then it was back down to ground level to celebrate over a bottle of champagne with Zoe 's mum , Pat , and husband Joe . |
| 27 | And at times of new issues , they will often be committed to purchasing very large amounts of stock which they can only expect to sell over a period of weeks ; during which period they are exposed to the risk of capital loss if prices fall . |
| 28 | Wednesday were twice in trouble in the first half — Woods doing well to tip over a Marcus Marin shot , and Nigel Worthington clearing a Witeczek header off the line . |
| 29 | According to US press reports , the Microsoft version will be able to install over a ‘ Stacked ’ hard disk . |
| 30 | It is made of ½-inch oak , unlined and with simple iron ring handles , those at the angle of the shoulders being sufficiently high up to fit over a pierced hasp protruding from the lid through which a padlock might be fitted , thereby rendering the contents safe from body-snatchers . |