Example sentences of "over [coord] [prep] the [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be argued that the King had a special responsibility to preserve the agreement , in that , in a country such as Britain without a codified constitution , there is no reference point , no pouvoir neutre , over and above the exigencies of party politics . |
| 2 | The outcome has been the imposition of more sentences at the higher end of the punishment tariff over and above the changes in the volume of crime . |
| 3 | At the time I am speaking of , over and above the crofters with their tiny , and often sub-divided , holdings there were several thousand squatters in Lewis . |
| 4 | Erm er changes in the central charges which always intrigues me I 'd like to know and erm if I may go back to erm paragraph seven where we 're saying you know allocated thirty five thousand in the committee development over and above the effects of inflation an and this subject six thousand seven hundred recycled savings is available for some revenue development or mortgage charges and then if we look at eight and shortfall in planning applications we are going to use that six thousand seven hundred to write off a shortfall in the planning applications . |
| 5 | He , along with the artists , masons , carpenters and other craftsmen frequently permeate their work with signs of a love of the task they have undertaken , which leaves the beholder in no doubt that they have given something of themselves over and above the requirements of loyalty to the paymaster and the desire to enjoy applying their crafts . |
| 6 | This exercise is a refinement of the one carried out for the whole district in that it takes more account of local needs and provides additional information over and above the grades of staff required . |
| 7 | That culture presupposed a high degree of what E. D. Hirsch calls ‘ cultural literacy ’ , particularly in respect of English history and the Christian and classical heritages , requiring competence in Latin and at least one modern language , as well as wide reading in English Literature over and above the demands of the curriculum . |