Example sentences of "[noun] [vb pp] over [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Raw council estates spilled over the fields at the edge of town , marring the views . |
| 2 | ‘ Team spirit and research expertise developed over the years would be lost . ’ |
| 3 | When the wind was in the west a sickly smell floated over the pits . |
| 4 | In 1957 Macmillan inherited the leadership of an unpopular government , lagging behind Labour in the opinion polls , but the policies pursued over the years to 1959 managed eventually to retrieve the party 's position : Macmillan 's nuclear ‘ defence ’ policy seemed at the time a plausible way to reclaim the status of a world power on the cheap ; the formation of EFTA was negotiated ; Macmillan sacked the deflationary Chancellor Thorneycroft and substituted Heathcoat-Amory who instituted another convenient bout of pre-election tax cutting . |
| 5 | While the race covered approximately 1000 miles , the route varied over the years but maintained Brescia as its base . |
| 6 | It also remains the case that the Cabinet , as an institution , does not rest on parliamentary authority but rather on practice developed over the centuries . |
| 7 | A servant arrived with some freshly made jus de citron and for the next half-hour the three of them remained with heads bent over the materials which would do so much to enhance Félix 's English collection . |
| 8 | The archdeacon , in traditional role , gave the pope the pallium ( the narrow strip of lamb 's wool worn over the shoulders ) , the symbol of the fullness of power of the pontifical office . |
| 9 | Vincent 's demands mounted over the years until they seemed to flood in — as they often did — by every other post . |
| 10 | A fraction of a second later a wash of flame played over the stones where they had been standing . |
| 11 | Nell was at a bookshelf , reading out titles as the pool of light passed over the volumes . |
| 12 | The grey eyes flicked over the curves of her body , and finally rested on her face . |
| 13 | Few were inclined to believe this version , a scepticism reinforced over the years by countless reports , some highly credible , of sightings of the Swede , in prisons , mental homes and labour camps . |
| 14 | These include : commercial records ; broadcasts recorded off-air ; private recordings donated over the years ; oral history interviews ; tapes of some of Britain 's leading theatre companies ; railway , wildlife , and ethnic sounds collected by experts in their fields ; and so on . |
| 15 | Happily attempts are being made to change the colts qualifying date to September 1st from 1993 onwards rather than the anomalous January 1st which has for years disrupted team building by splitting units established over the years on the September date . |
| 16 | Florrie , 85 , well known for her rescue work with Greyhounds , lost her many coursing trophies collected over the years . |
| 17 | I fought my hardest for the Dutch prisoners before the Privy Council this morning , but the tribunal was hopelessly divided , and the anti-Boers prevailed over the pro-Boers . |
| 18 | But at least the money saved over the years by cycling has enabled me to afford early retirement , and escape the commuter rat-race ! |
| 19 | The summer sun spilled over the gardens , the trees swayed gently , the leaves rustling like soft , applauding hands . |
| 20 | The sun lifted over the hills and threw their shadows across the road . |
| 21 | Poisoned wells , putrid carcases slung over the walls . |
| 22 | The similes usually used to describe the stylistic hybrid produced over the years by the Cuzco painters — the ‘ melding ’ , or ‘ blending ’ , or the ‘ intricate amalgamation ’ of European and indigenous traditions to produce an art of ‘ Byzantine richness and splendour ’ — obviously belies the violence of events . |
| 23 | A MORI poll conducted in 1981 found that among skilled workers in the North of England , Labour had a 32% lead over the Conservatives . |
| 24 | The same table also shows that the proportion of women qualifying for unemployment benefit increased over the years so that it surpassed that of men . |
| 25 | His gaze wandered over the flags , tapestries and shields adorning the walls . |
| 26 | Professor Lacey said yesterday : ‘ I have seen the membership of the committee refined over the years to suit the interests of the large food and pharmaceutical companies . |
| 27 | But despite this slight shift in the taboos , as late as the 1920s Havelock Ellis and Albert Moll were still able to recommend little metal suits of armour fitted over the genitals and attached to a locked belt as prophylaxis for masturbation , and sex education books continued to inveigh against the solitary vice well into the second half of the century . |
| 28 | But of course the dream glossed over the differences between the public , perfected self and the private , often anguished individual . |
| 29 | No photographs , no knick-knacks gathered over the years . |
| 30 | The party 's fortunes varied over the years . |