Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [verb] over a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Now brown your lamb bits in olive oil , sprinkle with salt , add the water/vinegar/herbs/garlic infusion and cook over a medium heat .
2 To one side of the lot was a collection of European cars and leaning over a snow-white Triumph was Hank Stych , talking to one of the salesmen .
3 Add the almonds and cook over a high heat until golden .
4 I moved from the window and stood over a gaping crack in the floorboards and listened hard .
5 Amyas gave a slight bow and handed over a sealed letter .
6 To Greeves , the orthodox believer , he wrote in January 1930 , ‘ In spite of all my recent changes of view I am still inclined to think that you can only get what you call Christ out of the Gospels by picking and choosing and slurring over a good deal . ’
7 The church began in late Saxon times and developed over a long period , finally being made redundant in the 1960s , when part of it collapsed .
8 Melt the margarine or butter in a small pan , add the flour and cook over a low heat for 1–2 minutes .
9 Ali turned immediately to his right and climbed over a broken-down wall .
10 If a friend was visiting the Policyholder and tripped over a loose carpet there could be liability subject to the Policyholder being negligent , ie if the Policyholder had been aware of the loose carpet for some time and had done nothing to prevent an accident happening .
11 Add 15ml ( 1tbsp ) water and cook over a gentle heat until the jam has melted .
12 Add trout and cook over a medium-high heat for 10 mins , turning once , until golden and cooked .
13 Add chicken portions and cook over a high heat for a few mins on each side until brown .
14 The department offers supervision and teaching over a wide area of the history of art and architecture .
15 The CEGB would perhaps be more fully convincing in its argument on fuel diversity if it could show that it had more real commitment to the development and use over a long time scale of renewable-energy technologies .
16 The project 's 30 houses will be built in clusters and spread over a five-acre site .
17 He scrabbled in Molassi 's red box and handed over a small multicoloured disc , marked ZAGRAT SHEER EVENT SHIFT Patent Licence 110044 .
18 He must have come at least a mile across the fields and climbed over a stock-proof fence . ’
19 Heat the oil in a large heavy pan , add the bacon or ham , onion , carrot and celery and cook over a moderate heat for about 10min , until lightly browned and well softened .
20 Heat the olive oil in a large casserole or pan , add the Parma ham and the onion , cover and cook over a low heat for 10min , stirring once or twice .
21 Heat the oil in a large casserole dish or saucepan , add the onion , cover and cook over a moderate heat until softened and transparent , about 5min .
22 Heat the oil in a large saucepan , add the onion and garlic , cover and cook over a moderate heat until the vegetables are soft , in about 3–4min .
23 I do n't remember him doing much digging in the garden but in my memory he is always mowing the lawn and fussing over a particular type of grass which evaded the blades and sprang back upright after the mower had passed over it .
24 Add the mushrooms and courgette and fry over a medium heat for 8 minutes or until the vegetables are soft .
25 In due course , and all too soon , the excitement of the scenery fades as the road declines through woodland to the only buildings , the Nature Reserve of Inverpolly , there crossing the River Polly and climbing over a bare moorland dominated by Stac Polly , here seen end on as a slender spire , and then finally joins the Ullapool-Achiltibuie road .
26 Reports by the United Nations and Amnesty International detailed human rights abuses under the regime , one citing 14,000 cases of execution or torture over a six-year period .
27 Stir the leek purée into the butter and cook over a moderate heat until warmed through .
28 … a charismatically endowed descendant of David whom the Jews … believed would be raised up by God to break the yoke of the heathen and to reign over a restored kingdom of Israel to which all the Jews of the Exile would return .
29 He rummaged in his bag and brought over a small package and dropped it into her hand .
30 Lightly oil a non-stick frying pan and place over a medium heat .
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