Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] be [verb] over [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Kay , 1990 , extends this argument to say that effect should be valued over intent as well . ) |
| 2 | ( You might refer to the ways in which industry can be organized over space ; to patterns and forms of uneven development ; to how it changes over time . ) |
| 3 | If these depressions ( or low pressure areas ) are tracking in towards Ireland rather than taking a more northerly route , then the circulation of wind flowing clockwise ( as it must ) round the depression means that south-easterly winds will be blowing over Shetland from the North Sea and pushing any birds unfortunate enough to be flying to ( or from ) Scandinavia at the time in a westerly direction . |
| 4 | For the same reason large-calibre pyroclasts are concentrated close to the site of eruption , whereas ash can be dispersed over distances of hundreds , or even thousands , of kilometres . |
| 5 | Skimming a chapter for its main ideas may be done over coffee . |
| 6 | A piece of ecological history that remains to be fully researched was the decision by a number of individuals , many apparently working in isolation from each other , to establish , like Darwin , permanent plots within which the fate of individual plants could be recorded over time . |
| 7 | Mahmoud would be going over Zoser 's contacts with a fine-tooth comb and , especially after their last exchange , Owen did not want to queer his pitch . |
| 8 | Cables would be sunk over land and under sea ( 6,200 feet under the Alenuihaha Channel ) to Honolulu 200 miles away . |
| 9 | However , it thinks some kind of contact will be forged over time and expects a port to the company 's DRS6000 Unix box to materialise in the not too distant future . |
| 10 | Hyacinths can be grown over water in special hyacinth glasses . |
| 11 | TGWU spokesman John Hannigan said the six union members would be balloted over strike action if Miss Owen was not reinstated . |
| 12 | Regardless of overall inefficiency , it seems clear that more meals will be cooked over charcoal in the future . |
| 13 | By using panel survey methods , the recruitment and retention rates of members can be tracked over time . |
| 14 | The Captain Cook Birthplace Museum in Middlesbrough will be closed over Easter due to continuing work on temperature controls . |
| 15 | Secondly , in some species the choice is remarkably finely tuned so that under certain circumstances familiarity may be preferred over novelty . |
| 16 | Bins should be placed over soil to allow the migration of soil organisms and worms . |
| 17 | Odds must be measured over weeks , months , not hours . |
| 18 | The carpet tiles can be laid over ceramic or stone tile floors |
| 19 | I 'm scarcely rolling in money , but , like the margarine ads say , small amounts can be spread over oodles of bread . " |
| 20 | Furthermore the information flows can be changed over time as a result of mutation in the genetic code or by the individual 's own genetic system , and some information might thus be eliminated . |
| 21 | This kind of problem reduction can be performed over stretches of speech if we can define the problem in such a way that the stretch is self-contained . |