Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] over [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The relevant statute in those cases had provided simply that jurisdiction should exist over a married woman ‘ carrying on a trade separately from her husband . ’ |
| 2 | The centre of the string should hang over a clean saucer . |
| 3 | Accordingly , there has been a gradual realization that the endeavour should advance over a broader field rather than trying to seek a ‘ universal ’ method ( Dearden , 1981 ) , that subjective methods are probably more cost-effective ( Price , 1976 ) , that any method should include room for different tastes ( Jacques , 1980 ) , and that much could be learnt from the approach of experts in the area of aesthetic and artistic judgement ( Carlson , 1977 ) . |
| 4 | The Government , he added , should take over the legal battle to reclaim millions of pounds which Robert Maxwell plundered from pension funds instead of leaving professional advisers charging £1m a month to unravel the complexities of the disgraced tycoon 's financial dealings . |
| 5 | It is now widely realised that a comprehensive education for a mentally handicapped child should continue over a longer time than the normal educational period of 5–16 years . |
| 6 | Then , by way of habit , if you leave the dog alone it will continue barking , and this noise may carry over a considerable distance . |
| 7 | As did the suggestion that Liz and Owen might take over the old home . |
| 8 | Now , V D U and eye tests I 'll take over the main primary agenda . |
| 9 | ‘ You think I 'll take over the whole show , do n't you ? ’ accused Mountbatten . |
| 10 | A die could survive over a long period of time . |
| 11 | And because one would share with neighbours , it was rather spaced out so that people could benefit over a longer period . |
| 12 | The introduction of the rabbit into Australia offered a classic illustration of how a species could take over a new environment in which there were no natural predators . |
| 13 | A Youngman protégé could take over the old boy 's lecturing responsibilities and everything would fit together rather nicely . |
| 14 | Olga Stych was immediately biting about men who dressed up in aprons and fancy hats , and thought they could cook over a smelly barbecue . |
| 15 | I have often missed him , often felt that if only I could talk over a particular problem with him he would help me to see the way . |
| 16 | Following the primary attack , there may be no further episodes , or the disease may recur over a long period , in some cases several years . |
| 17 | Eventually they may take over a small group when the large parent troop undergoes fission as increasing size produces social instability . |
| 18 | Under the proposal Poland would allocate over a twenty-year period the zloty equivalent of the hard currency involved to set up and develop schemes to reduce pollution and improve the environment in Poland . |
| 19 | Accept a £12m offer to move Wimbledon north to merge with a League club who would take over the Premier League franchise . |
| 20 | He would hand over the old man 's baccy for the week and a few sweeties then , after a bit of chat , he was away . ’ |
| 21 | But you would hand over the natural order to be managed by Parliament . |
| 22 | That we adopt a system of Primary and Secondary Visits which would operate over a two year period . |
| 23 | Her main fear had been that the mare would stumble over an unseen obstacle and they would both be pitched headlong into the snow . |
| 24 | The nautical outline will reduce its bulk , while the periscoped roof will curve over a central atrium open at the edges to the elements . |
| 25 | The new programme , which will run over a two week period , will focus on a wide range of mental health issues . |
| 26 | BTE Glenrothes will take over the existing subcontract engineering business . |
| 27 | I have seen some very attractively variegated mint which I would like to grow in the flower border , but my mother says it will take over the whole garden . |
| 28 | Because this Journal is already full we will hold over a full report until the next issue . |
| 29 | It has been calculated that , in the Gulf of Mexico , there is a 95 per cent probability that a hurricane will pass over a particular point on the coast at least once in 3000 years . |
| 30 | ‘ The men can sit and camp in the lounge and we girls will slave over a hot stove . |