Example sentences of "over the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are lots of superstitions which are linked to the moon , such as turning over the coins in one 's pockets as a form of luck when seeing a new moon through glass , while the phases of the moon used to dictate the timing of weddings and other important aspects of life . |
| 2 | I would not — could not — rake over the embers of his past with him persistently . |
| 3 | France would like its own ‘ Mr Space ’ , Hubert Curien of the French space agency CNES , to take over the reigns of ESA when he retires in a couple of years . |
| 4 | On one hand , therefore , McElroy is preparing for private companies to take over the reigns of the weather craft ; on the other , he is inviting other countries to become involved in what could be a link only between governments . |
| 5 | As Tory MPs mull over the changes during the ten-day Whitsun recess , they are still likely to feel buffeted rather than reassured . |
| 6 | These powers seem wide enough to assure the member States ’ control over the activities of the Council . |
| 7 | Once off you walk over the mountains to the next town , and over again to another . |
| 8 | Visitors to the resorts on the Dalmatian coast do not always realise the poverty and backwardness which lie over the mountains only a few kilometres away from the bright lights of Split , Zadar and Šibenik . |
| 9 | A day to go out with Karl , sweep over the mountains in his fantastic car , the top down and the sun shining on them . |
| 10 | But Coun. Nicholas Thorne-Wallis ( Lab ) , chairman , said that no final decision had been taken over the proposals and Coun. Mrs Rose Davison ( Lab ) called for more options to be considered by the council . |
| 11 | After a period of disuse , the Carr Tanning Co took over the premises and are still there . |
| 12 | A local authority issued a compulsory purchase order on a house and a notice of entry which enabled them to take over the premises after 14 days . |
| 13 | She took over the premises behind the bus station in Middlesbrough ( opposite the car park and along from Macdonalds ) and has hardly looked back . |
| 14 | Carl was destined to take over the duties and responsibilities of his father from an early age . |
| 15 | Based on profits of DM250,000 , ( £89,285 ; $155,375 ) made by the 1991 Fair , there are plans to set up a permanent office to take over the duties which , in the past , Association members have undertaken voluntarily . |
| 16 | In the case of some functions Whitehall has the power to take over the duties of a local authority if it fails to carry out its statutory obligations . |
| 17 | They could take over the duties of nominated bodies , for example those for hospitals and water , and so make these services subject to democratic accountability and , in general , it is argued that they would strengthen popular interest and involvement in public affairs . |
| 18 | One twelve-hour shift had knocked off and a new one had taken over the duties of maintaining the platform 's complex equipment . |
| 19 | At the same time , in some towns at least , bishops came to take over the duties of such late Roman officers as the defensores , who had been expected to defend the weak . |
| 20 | Nonetheless , there is a clearly definable move , even in 11–18 schools , to provide the sixth form with its own base — and its own rules — often markedly different from the remainder of the school and in many 11–16 schools , the fifth form have successfully taken over the duties and responsibilities traditionally given to sixth formers , |
| 21 | Mullins , who moved to the North-East to take over the kennels of the late Tom Whitfield in November after working as head lad for his mother , Linda Mullins , in Essex , gets the award after providing 15 winners from 61 runners , an average of 26.6pc . |
| 22 | Successful 12 months ago , Sabin du Loir comes here fresh from his Wincanton win over ‘ Dessie ’ , and should have a big fitness pull over the likes of Waterloo Boy , Young Snugfit , and former Champion Hurdler Beech Road all making their seasonal debuts . |
| 23 | Warm smiles play over the faces of the grannies as the meenister cavorts . |
| 24 | I could see various expressions pass over the faces of the waiting constabulary . |
| 25 | As the influence of Christianity spread , the new religion gradually embraced and took over the festivals , giving them new names and meanings . |
| 26 | Receivership is anathema to corporate financiers , who hate to see their fat fees going to those who just pick over the bones . |
| 27 | I would hate to have to tell him that a new type of gentleman has taken over the clubs and boardrooms , a man who does not consider dishonesty the property of the criminal classes and who , moreover , believes that the notion of the gentleman is negotiable . |
| 28 | While some paint packages provide fairly crude brushstyles , Fractal Design Painter lets you go into far greater detail ; it gives you more control over the effects of pen or brush and you can create and record your own styles . |
| 29 | ‘ Now , if we could , please , just go over the figures … ’ |
| 30 | Handing over the tablets , she gave the necessary instructions and added , ‘ That 's all I can do , I 'm afraid . |