Example sentences of "[noun] [vb base] over the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Police procedures change , and even police attitudes change over the years . |
| 2 | Fish tucked into crevices peer out , while crabs scavenge over the reef and probe soft corals for food . |
| 3 | Along the road , another glimpse of the Buller of Buchan : they claim that in stormy weather the waves crash over the top of the Buller , a full two hundred feet . |
| 4 | When waves crash over the reef , the fish swims into a crevice , sticks up its bony trigger and locks itself in place so firmly that neither ocean currents , hungry predators nor inquisitive skin divers can extract it . |
| 5 | Moreover , while there are good reasons for concern about the availability of services for ‘ revolving door patients ’ during the run down of the old psychiatric hospitals and while doubts remain over the capacity of district general hospital units to provide appropriate care to people in crisis , the relocation of the long stay population of psychiatric hospitals is achieving some successful results . |
| 6 | Doubts remain over the fitness of striker Ian Baird and midfielder Derek Ferguson , both of whom are suffering from hamstring injuries . |
| 7 | The verdict brought relief for some neighbours who said they 'd seen too many animals suffer over the years . |
| 8 | Keynesians and monetarists disagree over the shape and stability of the liquidity preference curve ( the demand for money curve ) . |
| 9 | Disputes wage over the issue of whether or not nuclear families today are isolated from their kin . |
| 10 | Legislation to set up an umbrella agency to control pollution in England and Wales has been postponed because government ministries disagree over the scope and scale of the new body . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | THE BROODING , lidded eyes look over the coffee cup . |
| 13 | I do n't paint from dark to light or light to dark in any special sequence , but as my eyes flit over the paper I add bits of colour here and there . |
| 14 | We both push and heave and the man 's shoulders scrape over the rim ; his arms drag up and over as Andy pushes , grunting , feet slipping on the old leaves and soil . |
| 15 | In many sectors worries exist over the sufficiency of the mutual recognition approach . |
| 16 | A Manor and Dukedog take over the train at Birmingham . |
| 17 | Goblins take over the Dwarf watch towers and forts throughout the Mad Dog Pass . |
| 18 | He switched off his lamp to watch the cold , silver light settle over the church and headstones . |
| 19 | The chapter appears to be based on the famous nursery rhyme about Tweedledum and Tweedledee for at the end the brothers fight over the rattle and also the crow appears . |
| 20 | After some 200000 words , there 's a confrontation as various parties struggle over the fate of the galaxy ; despite mental strife , group minds and energy screens this still consists of people sitting down to discuss the big situation . |
| 21 | Third round P — again beats gong , rushes at B — puts B's head over the rope and then lifts middle rope over part of his neck . |
| 22 | If English is to be dropped , parents worry over the ability of their children to hold their own in the jungle of career-making , where a knowledge of English carries a premium . |
| 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 | When I return my headlights sweep over the boss and this woman . ’ |
| 25 | They are rarely found on inland waters , although , since it is established that some of our winter visitors migrate over the interior of the county , such records are likely from time to time . |
| 26 | Together Sinton and Hero take over the Limelight every Thursday and offer a platform to new bands . |
| 27 | In particular , the individuals collaborate over the erection of a system of socially-structured defences against anxieties arising from both common and personal sources ’ |
| 28 | In the Chouf now , the Druze holy colours hang over the militia checkpoints . |
| 29 | He runs out into the corridor and collides with his friend Richard , who is carrying a chessboard , and the pieces scatter over the floor . |
| 30 | An experiment will be carried out in which pairs of individuals bargain over the division of a sum of money . |