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 | At least the terror is over for 42 other children in the ambushed bus . |
| 8 | Andrew Thomas , who has now replaced Phllips as Neath 's first-choice hooker , supplemented his work in the tight by galloping over for two tries . |
| 9 | All the defendants were bound over for two years on a personal bail of £350 and some were also fined . |
| 10 | O'Doherty , who had not taken part in the obstruction , was fined £5 for allegedly leading the singing of ‘ We shall overcome ’ ( a charge he denied ) , and the others were bound over for two years on £50 personal bail . |
| 11 | In another cliffhanger the Saltires , for whom Paul Hull was outstanding , came off second-best again when Mark ‘ Turbo ’ Thomas powered over for two tries to clinch it for the holders ( 12–10 ) . |
| 12 | Kenneth Shoane , 66 , was bound over for two years by Maidstone Crown Court in Kent yesterday for making threats to kill Kate Kray , 35 . |
| 13 | " He was bound over for two years in Leeds , but that ended last month . " |
| 14 | I thought you were over for that |
| 15 | Chub and meat baits have taken over for all the major weights . |
| 16 | Election ‘ 92 : The agonising is over for floating voters |
| 17 | 4 Cover with foil and cook in a pre-heated over for 10 min . |
| 18 | After dinner , it 's like , it gives them a taste of what it 's like they go over for odd |
| 19 | One of the worst winters we had was at the start of the war , in 1940 , when the river was frozen over for six weeks right to the end of March and there was two feet of snow . |
| 20 | There 's one thing , best shot 's he played in that innings down at Hove and it was a short boundary , it was a good deal shorter , in fact this one we have here at Lord 's in this match , is a six over cover off good old Lester Piggott who was steaming downhill there at Hove all arms and legs and eased him over for six . |
| 21 | From being 10-6 down at the interval their pure brand of running rugby thrilled the crowd as the Souter backs blazed over for four thrilling tries and for a victory that appeared well beyond their reach at the half-way stage . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 10–17 Jesus violates the taboo against healing on the sabbath by healing a woman who has been bent over for many years , justifying this on the grounds that it is even more urgent to help a fellow human being , a woman , than to rescue an animal that has fallen into a ditch ( an exception allowed under the law ) . |
| 24 | Among the weird and wacky weather facts he has accumulated over the years : IN the severe winter of 1814 the Thames froze over for nine weeks . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | So on 29 October 1955 Fisher recommended to the prime minister that Bell be asked to move to York because he was the biggest person in sight and — despite his age — ‘ he might tide over for five or six years ’ ; and that Ramsey be invited to go to London , because that huge see would ‘ respond to his commanding ability ’ . |
| 28 | Later on , they encouraged the beat man to take over for five minutes — for a man to go and stretch his legs . |
| 29 | The Manchester City of Brian Kidd and Mike Channon took over for five weeks until Clough climbed back and proved unshiftable . |
| 30 | Silvex Modes , do pop in , ladies , convenient hours to suit you and the kiddies , and we 'll lovingly screw you over for fifty pence an hour . |