Example sentences of "over for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1918 Sanders thought he had a chance to become Chief Secretary for Ireland , but was soon reduced to considering himself as a possible Speaker ; in 1921 he was passed over for Chief Whip because it did not suit the coalition to have such a partisan in so sensitive a post . |
| 2 | Do n't you know that whatever was between you is over for good ? ’ |
| 3 | But within months , he was telling friends his marriage was over for good . |
| 4 | ‘ This is n't the first time in the past two years he 's stalked out of our house in a jealous rage , swearing that this time our relationship is over for good . ’ |
| 5 | He says he 'll continue to wind the church clock — but a twenty four year old labour of love is over for good . |
| 6 | But on Sunday this highlife of glittering gold and glamour will be over for good . |
| 7 | Election ‘ 92 : The agonising is over for floating voters |
| 8 | After dinner , it 's like , it gives them a taste of what it 's like they go over for odd |
| 9 | It was submitted A that the judge in taking a multiplier of seven to compensate the ten point four years loss , was taking a figure that was too low and B , that in applying a substantial discount for other imponderables he was discounting twice over for early death . |
| 10 | But in the artificial , unrelenting competitive world of perpetual travel and token nods across the net , there is n't too much time — or inclination — left over for real friendship . |
| 11 | But in the artificial , unrelenting competitive world of perpetual travel and token nods across the net , there is n't too much time — or inclination — left over for real friendship . |
| 12 | A council spokesman said : ‘ All employees are issued with identity cards which they are always happy to hand over for close inspection . |
| 13 | Recent research ( by Don Walz in the U.S.A. ) shows that the black pigmentation uses so much protein that there may be insufficient left over for normal growth and health . |
| 14 | Now that the registration period is over for Interim Development Orders , I presume you have moved into the phase of validating the claims . |
| 15 | Other large proportions go to space and civil aviation , leaving little left over for industrial R&D . |
| 16 | All of these were admitted to the smallpox hospital , which was , however , later demolished , when the ground was built over for industrial purposes . |
| 17 | Time and again we have seen large country houses taken over for institutional use , whether as corporate headquarters or hospitals . |
| 18 | Instead , they were taken over for institutional use , sometimes in a public-spirited move to give them a new lease of life , sometimes for exploitation as large areas of relatively cheap floor space . |
| 19 | Britain 's biggest Building Society says the worst could be over for hard pressed mortgage payers . |
| 20 | In a class where almost half the time is spent on administrative matters , the time left over for active engagement in learning tasks is severely curtailed . |
| 21 | Whatever your circumstances , the point is that you should have enough money coming in in the Income column to meet the outgoings in the Expenditure column with , hopefully , a bit left over for rainy days and holidays . |
| 22 | Eddie Gormley rifling the ball home ; the game all but over for United . |
| 23 | The worst may soon be over for Australian wool farmers . |
| 24 | END OF THE ROAD : It was Fun while it lasted — but now it 's all over for downcast David Mellor as he is driven away from Westminster after announcing his resignation |
| 25 | In front gardens , lawns are paved over for off-street parking space and in the road more intrusion results from signs , barriers and other traffic-related street furniture . |
| 26 | On the subject of overseas coaches or players coming over for big money to coach Irish clubs Armstrong has strong views . |
| 27 | But then Ferdinando made sense of another rumour , that Napoleon had reneged , that he had made peace with the Austrians at Villafranca the day before and all was now over for Italian hopes . |