Example sentences of "[verb] over [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As Tory MPs mull over the changes during the ten-day Whitsun recess , they are still likely to feel buffeted rather than reassured . |
| 2 | A quick barbecue pud is to part split a banana , put half a Mars bar in the middle , wrap it in tin foil and cook over the flames for five to 10 minutes . |
| 3 | The new science was guided by his conviction that the ‘ light of nature ’ endowed the human race with the capacity to attain dominion over nature and , indeed , command over the stars . |
| 4 | But they gloss over the ambiguities in the concept of the subject which underlie these difficulties . |
| 5 | They guarantee that for every £100 nominal worth of gilts bought by an investor , £100 will be paid on maturity , plus the increase in the Retail Prices Index over the years to that maturity . |
| 6 | The Egyptians gather in a line , thinking more of the cats than of putting out the flames , but the cats dart through or leap over the men and spring into the fire . |
| 7 | He would pace the floor at meetings , pleading " Lord save souls " and leap over the seats shouting " Glory " when he saw an answer to his prayers . |
| 8 | But the Pilkington dispute could not have been anticipated ( although there were issues that precipitated it — pay levels were perceived to be low and the initial walkout occurred over a wages error ) . |
| 9 | Diana has grown increasingly fit over the years . |
| 10 | Linger over the pictures and melt |
| 11 | The verdict brought relief for some neighbours who said they 'd seen too many animals suffer over the years . |
| 12 | Place names change over the years , in some cases quite substantially , and Watkins warned against too easy an acceptance of a name at face value . |
| 13 | Police procedures change , and even police attitudes change over the years . |
| 14 | Cloud-cover problems will diminish the number of useful images from the 20–22 per year that are theoretically possible , but even so the monitoring of surface phenomena that change during the year ( such as agricultural crops and natural vegetation ) or which change over the years ( for example the extent of the built-up areas of cities or the extent of forest cover ) is possible . |
| 15 | Thousands of people visit the Arrow Cottage every year … many return regularly to see how the garden rooms change over the seasons . |
| 16 | Even the two towers , which peer over the roofs that block their view , are camouflaged by scaffolding . |
| 17 | And I mean over the years you can sort of pick a sample out and say ‘ It 's pretty close , this one ’ ; or , y'know , ‘ Do something about it ’ , there and then , if you think there is anything that can be done . |
| 18 | He was in a position in which he would have every opportunity of gaining knowledge of the customers ' business and influence over the customers ' . |
| 19 | Receivership is anathema to corporate financiers , who hate to see their fat fees going to those who just pick over the bones . |
| 20 | Pick over the leaves and flowers for insects . |
| 21 | In a warm blizzard of drowsiness he watches the snow sud and curdle over the roofs and spires of the New Town , mounting up the slope of Old Odborough , up the hill of the Main Street , till it reaches Mount Pleasant . |
| 22 | Bend over the leaves of maturing onions to allow more sunlight to reach the bulbs |
| 23 | Once off you walk over the mountains to the next town , and over again to another . |
| 24 | There is a marked difference in colour between the dusty grey-brown of these mounds and the bright , light blue colour they spread over the vineyards . |
| 25 | The sharp reductions in prices to the middle-sized customers that have occurred in the 12 months since the new market system came into effect have naturally been greeted by the beneficiaries with satisfaction , but the strategists worry over the implications for the long- term health of the industry and the economy . |
| 26 | I am taking this opportunity to pay tribute to them for their dedication , time and support over the years . |
| 27 | They look like any other novel if you just flick over the pages and they are divided into chapters . |
| 28 | Coffin turned over the papers and messages that Jean had left on his own desk . |
| 29 | Half-immersed in a white fur rug , he carelessly consumed Macdonald 's chocolate marshmallows and turned over the pages of his Eagle Annual in the shadow of the family piano . |
| 30 | When the place passed out or Iranian airspace , the Shah turned over the controls to his pilot Captain Behzad Moezzi , and went back to his suite for lunch with the Queen . |