Example sentences of "[noun sg] covering the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They 've now agreed to build a causeway across the lake and a roof covering the path through the building site . |
| 2 | International marketing is treated as a generic term covering the distinctions made in describing marketing activities as ‘ international ’ or ‘ multinational ’ or ‘ global ’ . |
| 3 | It was draped in a black cloak , with a cowl covering the face . |
| 4 | It was a ‘ fly-on-the-wall ’ programme covering the fortunes and misfortunes of a London family , over a period of time — warts and all . |
| 5 | The comments made earlier in this chapter covering the balance of ability and mutual interdependence of sub-contract gangs apply equally to directly employed labour gangs . |
| 6 | Oocytes were obtained from C57Bl/6 SJL F1 ; both these inbred mouse strains , have a deletion covering the promoter and part of the Ea exon 1 and therefore do not express their own endogenous Ea ( 27-29 ) . |
| 7 | I lifted his head gently with my right hand — and felt the hot , sticky blood covering the back of his skull . |
| 8 | ‘ Independent Liability ’ — This is the maximum payable under a policy in the event of there being more than one policy in force covering the subject matter of the claim but where neither policy is more specific , i.e. the amount which would have been payable if only one policy had been in force . |
| 9 | Are there erm , insurances in force covering the property , say if it caught fire , etcetera ? |
| 10 | Michael Portillo 's announcement of a public expenditure review covering the departments of social security , health , education , and the Home Office sent the usual anticipatory shivers about forthcoming cuts through the various lobbies . |
| 11 | The consistency of application since then has been remarkable , the benefits being seen in a lengthy , unbroken period during which time there has been a sustained management of urban change : plan making under constant review covering the whole of urban Britain , and control of development by public and private bodies in the community interest . |
| 12 | As a first step , the directors have published an interim review covering the year to 31 March 1992 . |
| 13 | In addition , the deal covering the Walter-Guillaume donation ( handled by Jacques Walter after his father 's accidental death ) implied that the international nature of his own private collection — his right to dispose of it on the international market in other words — should be respected and the French State show itself ‘ worthy ’ of the gift . |
| 14 | A similar conclusion had been reached in an earlier study covering the period 1952 to 1968 ( Blom-Cooper and Drewry , 1972 ) . |
| 15 | Despite the cold there 's still water flowing under the ice covering the boulders . |
| 16 | Stage : ‘ The Council is currently considering the third and final draft Local Plan covering the north of the District , which will complete Local Plan coverage of the area with informal Council approved Local Plans . |
| 17 | Griffith , is to head a West Indies Cricket Board of Control special committee to ‘ devise a strategic plan covering the Board 's operation over the next five years ’ . |
| 18 | By the bed of alpine strawberries at the bottom of the slope two small children stood hand in hand watching one of the young gardeners at work covering the plants with black netting . |
| 19 | The supplement goes on to look at the law covering the conservation of protected buildings and areas , reporting on incentives like the Town Scheme grant , which can provide 40 per cent grants for repair and restoration work from combined funding between local authorities and English Heritage . |
| 20 | During the Seventies , several London-based studies of supplementary licences and electronic road pricing were made , all involving a pay zone covering the City and West End , but what officials proposed , politicians never disposed . |
| 21 | West Mercia police have already been in touch with nine other forces and set up a committee covering the west and south of England , the Midlands and Wales to prevent any more Castlemorton style gatherings . |
| 22 | There , from January 1801 onwards , correspondence covering the years since 1780 was systematically assembled from the State Paper Office and elsewhere and taken to the foreign office — an obvious response to the need frequently to refer to it in the conduct of daily business and the resulting inconvenience if it were stored anywhere else . |
| 23 | It takes a considerable amount of time to conduct an audit covering the points mentioned above , and this time is expensive in labour costs . |
| 24 | A roller-blind covering the glass area is an alternative . |
| 25 | ( If you are using a table top , cut holes in the baize covering the table to feed the wires through and keep them tidy . ) |
| 26 | The exclusive Amsterdam Travel Service Cycle Route booklet specially compiled with a variety of routes of differing duration covering the region 's most interesting and beautiful places . |
| 27 | He added that since the campaign started on 2 February , 175 weapons had been dumped in the bins sited at police stations in his division , 21 of them in the 24-hour period covering the time of the attack on PC Jobson . |
| 28 | The confusions of war , the tight security covering the country , made communication difficult . |
| 29 | The Contract Division has been strengthened with the addition of Tony Horner to the sales team covering the London area . |
| 30 | A statement from Mr Smith 's office said he had asked Ms Hoey ‘ to stand down ’ from Labour 's Shadow frontbench team covering the Citizen 's Charter and Women 's issues . |