Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [vb base] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's far from fast and there is some body shake over very rough roads . |
| 2 | He took a much greater and more serious risk , one which his relatives to this day gloss over or fudge . |
| 3 | ‘ The Warden was just telling me all the details when this policeman come over , wanted to talk to 'im . |
| 4 | The applications of this principle extend over almost every field of economic inquiry . |
| 5 | Rae Boxall was Border 's only representative at the Fleet Half Marathon run over a new two-lap course . |
| 6 | 1 knew how he felt , for in an operation like this nerves take over and you rest so heavily upon the skill of the dispatcher that you ask his permission even to breathe . |
| 7 | Occupational ideologies legitimize another kind of power , that which such groups exercise over their members and clients ( Fox 1980 ) . |
| 8 | But he stood for a moment , hesitating , and Ruth saw a look of such sadness go over his face that tears threatened her again . |
| 9 | Such interpretations pass over differences in primary social organization and ecology , and ignore the effects of particular environments like zoos and experimental laboratories . |
| 10 | These projects range over the entire field of the life of the Church : the establishment of new dioceses ; the training of catechists , lay leaders , nuns , priests ; the building of churches , parochial centres , school centres ; preaching the Gospel by press , television and radio ; hospitals , clinics , leprosaria , disaster relief , medicines , transport and other miscellaneous works . |
| 11 | The weight of advertising put behind major brands has given these manufacturers influence over their distributive outlets . |
| 12 | Children these days stay over at each other 's houses far more often than they did 20 years ago . |
| 13 | Oh well , ’ gaily now ‘ these things blow over . |
| 14 | ‘ These reflections carry over into institutional appraisal . |
| 15 | " Whatever you call them , Paul , I would n't mind having a hundred or two of these peasants come over to Virginia to work my plantation . " |
| 16 | The verdict brought relief for some neighbours who said they 'd seen too many animals suffer over the years . |
| 17 | What would it be like to feel those lips stray over her body in warm and tender exploration ? |
| 18 | It begins gently at first , a pipe bridge , a lattice canal footbridge and an arched cable bridge , and then develops in earnest as sliproads flail through the air , the M6 crosses , the Birmingham to Lichfield railway passes through and ever more sliproads arc over until the canal passes into a large box tunnel with two towpaths below the A38M Aston Expressway before emerging into the relative simplicity of Salford Junction below the M6 . |
| 19 | There is still tremendous distrust and infighting between and even among clans , with each claiming hold over a particular region of the country . |
| 20 | Be explicit at the point where you leave off summarising and your own words take over ( see below , Chapter 5 , pp. 105 – 7 , for techniques which enable you to do this ) . |
| 21 | I certainly hope they do n't get into the ball game of letting any political party or any grouping take over . |
| 22 | NOTES Hits any models run over as it moves |
| 23 | People who would not in any circumstances pass over the peace-line without being in literal fear of their lives safely crossed over , shook hands , embraced and wept . |
| 24 | Exactly the same principles carry over to social investment decisions provided we are careful to use social rather than private measures of costs , benefits , and the interest or discount rate . |
| 25 | Once more , you want to aim with your research not just to acquire enough facts spread over your pages to give a feeling of the times , but to acquire so many that you have enough and to spare and can choose among your store for the one that does more than merely give a notion of the time you are writing about . |
| 26 | Most cars move over when they see a Ferrari , except if it 's a Porsche . |
| 27 | So it seems that most women go over the 20lb ‘ ideal gain ’ . |