Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] over [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the agreement the seven EFTA member countries would immediately abolish trade barriers on all goods covered except for certain sensitive products , while Czechoslovakia would abolish them over a 10-year period . |
| 2 | Finn helped her over a fallen-tree stump blooming with yellow fungus . |
| 3 | HER REPLY on August 21 appears to have tipped him over a political brink . |
| 4 | If you wish , you can make this casserole in a saucepan , simmering it over a low heat on top of the cooker . |
| 5 | Chop the vegetables and heat them over a low flame . |
| 6 | There is a general expectation that people will not remember detailed facts correctly if they are only exposed to them in the spoken mode , especially if they are required to remember them over an extended period of time . |
| 7 | However , if the force-carrying particles have a high mass , it will be difficult to produce and exchange them over a large distance . |
| 8 | I peel off my clothes , and put them over a low branch . |
| 9 | He stared , somewhat appalled , as she lifted the wig like a hat and dropped it over a cut-glass vase . |
| 10 | If the cross-grained walnut , or other suitable wood , is cut and glued to the pine backing , then the task of passing it over a circular saw is greatly simplified . |
| 11 | Another major advantage over the thinner types of cladding is that they provide additional insulation to exterior walls ( which can be augmented by fixing them over an extra layer of insulation ) . |
| 12 | There are a number of strategies at your disposal and you can use one or a mixture of them to help you over an unexpected hurdle . |
| 13 | Carradine caught a half-naked Moroccan boy with his hand deep in my pocket , and threw him over a low wall . |
| 14 | For reasons best known to himself Halzman , the senior sonar operator , preferred not to discuss it over an open line . |
| 15 | It is rather important to prolong important climaxes , rather than let them slip away quickly , by holding them over an adequate period , through word repetition , musical extensions , etc . |
| 16 | They spread the risks of lending by pooling funds and allocating them over a wide range of depositors ( e.g. unit trusts ) . |
| 17 | Management should effect redundancies at one point in time rather than spreading them over a long period . |
| 18 | If it seems necessary to give it over a long period make sure you fully consider your risk before proceeding . |
| 19 | DR Robert Jones , who was repeatedly quizzed after the murder of his wife Diane in 1983 , yesterday began an appeal against the General Medical Council 's decision to suspend him over an alleged improper examination of a patient in Coggeshall , Essex . |
| 20 | I also use this method on paper using egg yolk and water mixed with gouache ; I apply it over a painted area with a big brush , then blot it out with newspaper . |
| 21 | You just lay it over a little bit more , it slides and it scrubs off that much more speed . ’ |
| 22 | Many commonly-prescribed drugs increase the sensitivity of the skin and eyes to ultra-violet light — particularly if you take them over a long period of time . |
| 23 | The doctor picked up his silver pen and hovered it over a blank sheet . |