Example sentences of "over the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Erm , so you bring all the data down , passing over the simple formulae and then do one copy . |
| 32 | But , despite her hunger , she took as long as possible over the simple meal , desperately trying to stave off the moment when they would have nothing to do except talk or sleep . |
| 33 | These restrictions on testation had disappeared over the greater part of England early in the fourteenth century , but they survived in the province of York till 1692 , in Wales till 1696 , and in London till 1724 . |
| 34 | First Thurn und Taxis sale fetches £9.015 million as Bavarian State still negotiates over the greater treasures |
| 35 | Waqar has always preferred to pitch well up , even before the new bouncer restriction , giving the ball a chance to swing over the greater distance . |
| 36 | The most distinctive plover of the region , the commonest inland over the greater part of it , and the only Vanellus breeding over most of Europe . |
| 37 | The most widespread bee-eater of the region , and the only bird with harlequin plumage and central tail feathers slightly projecting likely to be seen over the greater part of it . |
| 38 | It is unnecessary to add much to what has been said already about the horn , except to point out that owing to its conical mouthpiece and bore it is unable to produce such a loud and brilliant tone as the trumpets and trombones , which are played with a cup-shaped mouthpiece and have a cylindrical bore over the greater part of their length . |
| 39 | They have been over the greater part of Van Diemen 's Land and the Islands in Bass 's Straits and appear highly gratified with their peregrinations : a government vessel has generally been devoted to their use . |
| 40 | ‘ The rich rule over the poor , and the borrower is servant to the lender . ‘ |
| 41 | The dream home stood and shrieked like a blatant brassy mistress proclaiming her supremacy over the poor old lovely wife , left to slow decay . |
| 42 | Prime Minister John Compton defended Fostin by saying that he had been subjected to unjustified attacks in the press over the poor state of the country 's roads . |
| 43 | Each path would be expanded in a depth-first , backtrack , depth-first , backtrack pattern until each possible combination had been extended over the poor patch . |
| 44 | The problems arose over the two-year presidency of the Argentinian , Sarkis Kaloghlian , who was dismissed from his position in July after financial irregularities in the IJF 's Miami bank account . |
| 45 | The areas of experience necessary for the full satisfaction of the Test requirements have proven very difficult to acquire over the two-year period , since what is available to the candidate is conditional upon the type of practice he is in and the volume and the quality or variety of commissions received . |
| 46 | Wherever you train you will work in at least three , but usually four or five different areas of the law over the two-year period . |
| 47 | However , the degree also has a taught component , as students must attend at least one postgraduate seminar every term over the two-year period of the degree , and are examined on their work in these courses . |
| 48 | Until we get the full implications of the Taylor Report and discover what happens over the identity-card issue , we will have to sit tight . |
| 49 | He had leapt with ease over the fearsome Becher 's Brook on the second circuit , but he was tiring and had no jockey to keep him going . |
| 50 | Three of the 64 Berkshire commoners are refusing to accept a deal under which they would be paid about £750 each to forfeit rights over the built-up part of the US Air Force base and agree not to exercise them in other areas . |
| 51 | I nod at Andy , taking yet another opened magnum and leaning out over the glass-stacked table . |
| 52 | On a crowded traffic way he 'd have been dead in under a minute but the barren landscape of this world offered little in the way of obstacles and the vehicle seemed able to right itself over the irregular peaks that occasionally reared unexpectedly out of the mists . |
| 53 | Talks on privatising Deutsche Bundespost Telekom have entered a critical phase , with a key decision due next month , Germany 's postal and telecommunications minister Wolfgang Bosch told Reuter at Hannover on Friday : ‘ In a few weeks we will know whether or not there will be a change to the constitution , ’ he said , noting that decision will not only affect privatisation of Telekom but also Bonn 's position at the upcoming talks with the European Commission — an agreement on privatisation would pave the way for Bonn to approve the Community plan to open domestic and international telephone calls to competition ; the current strategy to get agreement from Germany 's opposition socialists is to win over the postal union , which so far rejects turning Telekom into a joint stock company for fear of massive job losses . |
| 54 | Contesting with others over the extrinsic spoils of learning is one aspect of competitive assessment . |
| 55 | There may be the most intense pruritus all over the external genitalia and blood may be drawn as a result of the vigorous scratching this induces . |
| 56 | There was merely conventional wisdom about such questions as principles of road design , use zoning , building heights and controls over the external appearance of buildings . |
| 57 | The landlord may wish to have some control over the external colour scheme , but the tenant should resist a provision for the landlord 's consent to the internal colour scheme , except perhaps in the last year of the term where the tenant does not propose to seek a renewal . |
| 58 | It should be out of hand and all over the bloody media by now . |
| 59 | Now you 're all over the bloody papers . |
| 60 | thing and her dad 's got a country and western music I mean he , they go all over the bloody place . |