Example sentences of "[vb infin] over a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 A die could survive over a long period of time .
2 If an applicant 's programme quality is deemed ‘ exceptionally high ’ , it may even win over a higher bidder .
3 The centre of the string should hang over a clean saucer .
4 She only hoped there was a bed , and that she would n't fall over a low pallet .
5 No-one can predict with any degree of certainty how interest rates will rise and fall over a 5 year period .
6 However , this does not persist over a long time scale and is often not to be observed at all .
7 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 . ’
8 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 ) .
9 No doubt they would send over a few H.E .
10 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 .
11 And because one would share with neighbours , it was rather spaced out so that people could benefit over a longer period .
12 Then , by way of habit , if you leave the dog alone it will continue barking , and this noise may carry over a considerable distance .
13 They could also tip over a small boat — so these people are putting themselves in danger as well . ’
14 The nautical outline will reduce its bulk , while the periscoped roof will curve over a central atrium open at the edges to the elements .
15 The new programme , which will run over a two week period , will focus on a wide range of mental health issues .
16 Can it be that you have no idea of the power a young , nubile girl can exercise over a young , impressionable male ? ’
17 Let the vegetables soften over a low heat .
18 We consider a pendulum that is free to swing equally in any direction , so that the bob can move over a spherical surface — an arrangement known as a spherical pendulum or a conical pendulum .
19 Following the primary attack , there may be no further episodes , or the disease may recur over a long period , in some cases several years .
20 Eventually they may take over a small group when the large parent troop undergoes fission as increasing size produces social instability .
21 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 ’ .
22 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 .
23 If left to reach their natural dimensions , many species will eventually take over a wide area of ground and should be avoided in small gardens .
24 It has been calculated that , in the Gulf of Mexico , there is a 95 per cent probability that a hurricane will pass over a particular point on the coast at least once in 3000 years .
25 Because this Journal is already full we will hold over a full report until the next issue .
26 There , there 's no way I can hand over a long barrelled weapon to that officer .
27 However , performing its adaptive function blood pressure is merely a natural physiological trait , though one that can vary over a wide range even in healthy individuals .
28 We hope to be able to tell within minutes what time the rain will start and cease over a wide area around London .
29 That we adopt a system of Primary and Secondary Visits which would operate over a two year period .
30 The Council was aware of the ‘ high degree of priority and urgency ’ to be attached to this work , but in making the commitment it pointed out also that leaving freedom to colleges to devise and conduct their courses meant that ‘ the consequent interaction between College and Council can stretch over a fair amount of time ’ .
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