Example sentences of "[noun] over [art] [noun pl] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the basis of the defence is the absence of any control by the defendant over the acts of a stranger on his land and therefore the nature of the stranger 's conduct is irrelevant . |
| 2 | It is clear there is considerable uncertainty over the effects of dredging this and other submarine accumulations of sand and gravel in the Bristol Channel . |
| 3 | It is clear there is considerable uncertainty over the effects of dredging this and other submarine accumulations of sand and gravel in the Bristol Channel . |
| 4 | However , it also reflected uncertainty over the costs of reprocessing spent fuel and decommissioning nuclear plants . |
| 5 | This argues that the volatility of futures prices will be relatively high during periods when substantial amounts of uncertainty over the levels of demand or supply for the underlying asset are resolved . |
| 6 | She disagrees with the implication that the DoH has cast a more favourable glance over the needs of health authorities and is adamant they are judged along the same lines as SSDs . |
| 7 | There are 7 arm spines proximally , 6 distally , forming a fan over the arms on the proximal points . |
| 8 | Some of the other changes were intended to take account of a number of anomalies that our experience had brought to light over the years since 1969 . |
| 9 | In previous years , the group limited acquisition expenses deferment to commission paid to the agent introducing creditor business and to transaction charges paid on the collection of motor and household premiums over the terms of the policies . |
| 10 | I have n't used the word poverty I 've used a phrase about lack of financial resources because it relates more obviously and directly to many of the concerns of the Board for example almost certainly the real reason why there was no room in the inn at Bethlehem is that the income of a village carpenter did n't go near the exorbitant prices being charged by mine host when , to use the good Scots phrase , the cow calved and there was this boom over the crows for the census . |
| 11 | He really had a hard time and suffered a great deal over the years from the wounds he received back then . |
| 12 | has seen many changes in the pig industry over the years at the NAC Pig Unit at Stoneleigh . |
| 13 | They painted a picture of Mr X as a really bright cookie — bright enough not only to run a crooked merchant bank , but to pull the wool over the eyes of the psychologists . |
| 14 | True , the way in which the general electorate pulled the wool over the eyes of pollsters , even exit pollsters , suggests sophistication is no long-er the exclusive prerogative of MPs . |
| 15 | ‘ It boggles my mind that everyone thinks they can pull the wool over the eyes of a company that 's had 30 years experience in dicking rock bands . |
| 16 | ‘ Public relations , ironically , has always had a poor image as being peopled by professional manipulators intent on pulling the wool over the eyes of a gullible public by misleading the media . ’ |
| 17 | There was a man who 'd just lived through an explosion underground , who turned round and sawed off Pengilly 's injured leg smack smooth , who passed the night forging a banker 's letter of credit , and who spent next day drawing wool over the eyes of the Manchester & leeds directors . |
| 18 | From Nirex 's new timetable it is clear that the lab has very little to do with rigorous scientific investigation and everything to do with pulling the wool over the eyes of [ local ] people . " |
| 19 | It can be that magic moment in such dances as the Rose Adage in The Sleeping Beauty when Aurora triumphantly raises her hand from the fourth Prince 's grasp and holds the final attitude for several seconds revealing her complete command over the forces of gravity . |
| 20 | Hobhouse 's evolutionary method was , however , also reminiscent of Comte since he argued that it was the growing domination of mind over the conditions of life that enables us to appreciate the importance of the collective framework of society . |
| 21 | Occasionally pausing to gather his breath , the old man half-turned and put his finger to his lips , his thick unkempt eyebrows throwing weird shapes over the sockets of his eyes . |
| 22 | God might have oversight over the destinies of nations , for example , in times of war ; but individuals would do better to rely on their own foresight , and on such pressure on the state as could be exerted by groups organised to sustain collective interests . |
| 23 | Next stick strips of low-tack masking tape over the areas of background colour that you want to remain . |
| 24 | I.M. Pei , designer of the pyramid , also to roof over the courtyards with glass for works from the Tuilerie |
| 25 | Point out that in the case of a married couple or a permanent relationship ( especially between a man and woman living together and with the possibility of children , planned or unexpected ) , the joint tenancy is the surest guarantee that on the death of either there will at least be a roof over the heads of the surviving family , particularly if there is to be a mortgage supported by a life endowment policy . |
| 26 | NEARLY 40 new homes were officially opened today to put a roof over the heads of 180 people . |
| 27 | It is expected that their development plans for the new financial year will put a roof over the heads of about 7,000 people . |
| 28 | Stockport itself was bombed first on the night of 2nd/3rd October , with four people killed in Portwood ; pieces of shrapnel were recovered from the flat roof over the cloisters after the particularly busy night of 20th/21st October . |
| 29 | That same year , the London Omnibus Company introduced their first bus with a roof over the seats on the upper deck , but the tyres on the wheels remained ‘ solid ’ , although pneumatic tyres were introduced on new single-decker buses . |
| 30 | The Chilean case shows that the working class were prepared to take the situation into their own hands and adopt radical action over the heads of their own leaders . |