Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] over a " 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | Then , by way of habit , if you leave the dog alone it will continue barking , and this noise may carry over a considerable distance . |
| 6 | ‘ They might fall over a cliff together , too . ’ |
| 7 | Instead , the money supply might contract over a period of time as the banking sector adjusts stage by stage to successive sales of gilt-edged securities . |
| 8 | Fertilisations may occur over a period of a month , but the most recent foetuses have the best chance to develop . |
| 9 | Geraldine read us a short story and , as I had each contraction , I 'd kneel over a bean bag . |
| 10 | However , there was some evidence that events could act over a period as long as six months or even a year , particularly in the patient series . |
| 11 | A die could survive over a long period of time . |
| 12 | And because one would share with neighbours , it was rather spaced out so that people could benefit over a longer period . |
| 13 | The second scale we could use over a min/maj7 chord is the harmonic minor : |
| 14 | He said he 'd run over a dog . |
| 15 | A letter was received from Mrs. Hogan of Brighton asking if she could take over a sixteen-year-old blind boy , Arthur B. Her own son had died the previous year at the same age , and she said that she would ‘ do her best to make the lad happy , and find him light work in Brighton ’ . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | A low-flying German plane could hop over a hangar and massacre a squad with one sudden burst . |
| 18 | Is it not wonderful that so many Dublin stockbrokers , estate agents , solicitors and others close to Michael Smurfit worked so hard over 17 months so that they could hand over a profit of millions to a fella called Pat Doherty in London . |
| 19 | It had been bought by a northern brewery who could n't believe that they could get over a pound a pint for their best bitter despite what they 'd heard about Londoners . |
| 20 | Olga Stych was immediately biting about men who dressed up in aprons and fancy hats , and thought they could cook over a smelly barbecue . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Following the primary attack , there may be no further episodes , or the disease may recur over a long period , in some cases several years . |
| 23 | Eventually they may take over a small group when the large parent troop undergoes fission as increasing size produces social instability . |
| 24 | Even then , if a file is very large , it may spread over a number of disks . |
| 25 | English country folk once believed these beasts would hover over a house as a warning to the inmates to mend their ways . |
| 26 | No doubt they would send over a few H.E . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | That we adopt a system of Primary and Secondary Visits which would operate over a two year period . |
| 29 | " Maybe you will look over a gate and see a cow in the field . |
| 30 | The nautical outline will reduce its bulk , while the periscoped roof will curve over a central atrium open at the edges to the elements . |