Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [vb base] over the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus there is no net loss or gain over the period of time . |
| 2 | While the do-goody liberals and the big stick brigade waste their time accusing one another of misunderstanding the criminal mind and argue over the chicken and egg issue of crime and social conditions , the prisons are packed with people who are certainly being punished , but nothing much beyond that . |
| 3 | Make the vanilla sauce : place the vanilla pod in a saucepan and pour over the milk . |
| 4 | ‘ Keep my script and look over the scene we 've blocked . |
| 5 | Cut the remaining sheet of pastry into diamond shapes and scatter over the top . |
| 6 | 4 Transfer the lamb and garlic to warmed plates and pour over the cooking juices . |
| 7 | Gordon Kirk 's chapter ( 1.1 ) points to the variable controls over the curriculum from the centre that marked earlier historical periods ; the post-war tradition that curriculum matters were largely the subject of professional decision-making and the gradual reassertion of central influence and control over the curriculum since the mid-1970s . |
| 8 | Mix together the lemon rind , parsley and chopped garlic and sprinkle over the rice before serving . |
| 9 | Put them in an ovenproof dish and pour over the cooking liquid . |
| 10 | Place rolled herrings in an ovenproof dish and pour over the marinade . |
| 11 | Place upside down in a dish and pour over the butter , sprinkle with salt and add a tablespoon of vermouth . |
| 12 | When the cream and prawns are heated through , arrange the tagliatelle on a serving dish and pour over the sauce . |
| 13 | Two rival mechanisms , IBM Corp 's Distributed Relational Architecture and the SQL Access Group 's ( SAG ) SQL specifications , have locked horns in an attempt to resolve the issue and win over the database industry to their respective solutions . |
| 14 | Two rival mechanisms , IBM Corp 's Distributed Relational Architecture and the SQL Access Group 's SQL specifications , have locked horns in an attempt to resolve the issue and win over the database industry to their respective solutions . |
| 15 | My best bet would probably be to fly into one of the neighbouring states and sneak over the border at night . |
| 16 | On the burst of tumultuous applause that will erupt at the mere sight of me , I am to wiggle my way forward , hug Jim and take over the show . |
| 17 | There 's this blummin huge bridge so I stop a bit and look over the edge . |
| 18 | He applauded those measures , such as Lloyd George 's budget of 1909 , which tended to diminish social inequality , but attacked all moves to increase state centralization and control over the individual . |
| 19 | The House of Lords felt there was no justification for assessing one trustee , namely the resident trustee , as , for instance , he had no right or control over the income . |
| 20 | Its role has been ‘ to provide reassurance to the government , to give support to policies which BR wish to pursue , to provide briefing material for Department of Transport Ministers in argument and negotiations with ministerial colleagues , and to provide an atmosphere of professionalism and control over the business which governments — and the public — expect ’ ( Heath 1984 : 221 ) . |
| 21 | This feature encourages water that finds its way aboard over the weatherside to slip round behind the after coaming and exit over the lee quarter . |
| 22 | It was a simple matter to walk up the body of the tree and swing over the top . |
| 23 | That is why we have invented the concept of trust status , which gives us the opportunity to entrust to local people — those who work in the hospitals — a greater discretion and influence over the way in which resources are used in their institution . |
| 24 | 8 Spoon the sauce over the moussaka and sprinkle over the cheese . |
| 25 | When working on the scalp , start at the front of the head and move over the back , down the sides to the neck . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'll go the other way , climb down the back and escape over the river . |
| 27 | Direct capitalist control or influence over the communication of ideas ( mass media , publishing , universities ) , and capitalist influence over the state , both structure ‘ debates ’ in liberal democracies . |
| 28 | ‘ I am fully committed to implement the Panama Canal treaties and turn over the canal to Panama in the year 2000 … |
| 29 | A group of youngsters can often come down to the river and go over the top |
| 30 | Continue along the river and cross over the footbridge just after Gudham Gill flows into the River Nent . |