Example sentences of "is [verb] over a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A retaining wall of loose bricks or stones separate the bog garden from the pool proper and retains the peaty mixture which is placed over a layer of gravel . |
| 2 | Travel agents and tour operators often make back to back reservations which means that certain accommodation is booked over a period of time and as one group of guests depart another group takes their place . |
| 3 | At Congleton the canal is carried over a road at the south-east side of the town by a cast-iron aqueduct , built around 1835 , on curving masonry abutments . |
| 4 | It is named after the book by Stoppani , whose portrait is imposed over a map of Italy on the foil packaging . |
| 5 | The blessing itself is made over a cup of wine in honour of the day ( ‘ Blessed art Thou , O Lord our God , King of the universe , who createst divers kinds of spices ’ ) which adds to the light of the Sabbath , symbolised by the candle , offering a fragrance and a beauty all its own . |
| 6 | In a different class of important circuits , positive feedback is applied over a band of frequencies from zero frequency upwards . |
| 7 | Examination of the mechanical behaviour shows that there are five distinguishable states in which a linear amorphous polymer can exist and these are readily displayed if a parameter such as the elastic modulus is measured over a range of temperatures . |
| 8 | These are both particular kinds of relaxation spectroscopy in which the sample is perturbed by a sinusoidal force ( either mechanical or electrical ) and the response of the material is measured over a range of temperatures and at different frequencies of the applied force . |
| 9 | The tape is played over a pair of stereo headphones to the subject who hears one member of the stimulus pair at one ear and the second member of the pair at the opposite ear . |
| 10 | If this loyalty is stretched over a period of 28 years , it is certainly worthy of note ! |
| 11 | Such mixture of affective psychosis and schizophrenia may be revealed in changes in the symptom profile that are observed when the person is studied over a period of time , or it may be evident within a single episode of illness . |
| 12 | The best effect is achieved over a period of years , but at worst you really ca n't come to much harm . |