Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [verb] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Farming began to flourish in the Lothian plains once the bogs had been cleared and fords or bridges provided over the network of rivers and streams . |
| 2 | When , in 1884 , G. T. Clark [ q.v. ] published his Mediaeval Military Architecture in England , she realized that it contained false assumptions about the origins of the various mounds or mottes scattered over the British Isles . |
| 3 | The scrutiny would further reveal the utter confusion created by the phenomenal amount of — holy ’ writings or scriptures produced over the centuries . |
| 4 | The revised 1928 Comintern theses on Latin America , as indicated above , came closer to this position , although differences remained over the nature of Latin American development and the issue of the possible coexistence of feudalism and capitalism . |
| 5 | The country is pleasantly undulating around here , and it reminds me a bit of Italy , with the hot sunshine , and the little red-roofed farms and houses dotted over the country . |
| 6 | The design , the cover informed her , was inspired by ancient Viking jewellery , which explained the serpentine interweaving of the colours , and her brain and fingers co-ordinated over the task with such dexterity that Leonora had no doubt this was something she 'd done often before . |
| 7 | If that is true , as I hope it is , it may well be that the long-term trend of unemployment , which has seen troughs and peaks rising over the past 30 or 40 years with every trough and every peak getting higher , will turn round so that the peak of unemployment will be considerably lower than the last peak of unemployment . |
| 8 | ( One notable relic is the second volume ( Men ) of a two-volume group entitled Things and Men : it is full of snippets of conversation and descriptions spread over the period 1897 to 1910 , frequently used in his books and papers in order to restrain his fancy and keep his feet firmly on the ground . ) |
| 9 | If messages came over the secret encoder about military supplies for the contras , ‘ I would scan it and pass it on . |
| 10 | Warm sun , birds singing and dragonflies skimming over the pool . |
| 11 | The rain is going to continue overnight with heavy rain in places and mists developing over the Cotswolds and the Chilterns . |
| 12 | The target 's circular to shareholders must disclose purchases and redemptions made over the period commencing 12 months prior to the offer period and ending with the latest practicable date prior to the posting of the document . |
| 13 | I have many memories of Eton : services in College Chapel , especially in winter when the lights were lit and I listened to the massed singing of a favourite hymn ; the Headmaster , Dr Alington , an Olympian figure in scarlet gown , taking " absence " on the chapel steps ; the Fourth of June , a festival peculiar to Eton , and fireworks bursting over the river ; the Field Game on winter afternoons while mist crept across the grounds ; the lamps in the High Street and crowds of boys hurrying back to their houses before " lock-up " . |
| 14 | Their training and the pressure to conform to state rules and regulations have over the years made them appear to their pupils , and many parents , as agents of the regime . |
| 15 | The girl let go of my hand and moved away into the gloom behind me , where she must have put the screwed-up five-pound notes on to the chest of drawers with the magazines , the small framed photograph , the towel , the box of paper tissues , the jar of Vaseline , the baby 's dummy and all the other odds and ends spilled over the varnished oak top . |
| 16 | For years unions and managements argued over the terms of change . |
| 17 | Porto Heli is a multi-activity centre , running a flexible mix of Dinghy Sailing holidays ( p20 ) and Windsurf holidays ( p27 ) in the style developed by Brian Amstutz and Groves Sailing over the past eleven years . |
| 18 | And we will support the vigorous cultural life of the capital , which has seen new galleries , theatres and museums opening over the last decade . |
| 19 | How have your feelings towards your own parents and teachers changed over the years ? |
| 20 | Again for sweaters , little crescent moons and stars scattered over the fabric makes a very pretty design , as does one big intarsia crescent moon which again can be classically simple or fun with a face on it . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've built up a dossier on his drug and arms deals over the past few years . |
| 22 | Sales of polymers , healthcare products and agrochemicals improved over the nine months , while sales of organic and industrial products and imaging technologies fell . |
| 23 | The weather that mid-April had turned fair and mild ; the trees were coming into delicate leaf , and ladysmocks fluttering over the marsh meadows . |
| 24 | The Association , through many workshops and seminars held over the years , has supported artists who express their Christian faith through their art . |
| 25 | The coffee cups were all laid out on long white-napped tables , and waiters hovered over the silver urn , dispensing coffee to a few early arrivals . |
| 26 | A six foot two giant with black hair and eyebrows joined over the bridge of his large nose . |
| 27 | The objective of this visit and others made over the week was to develop research collaboration between Queen 's and the Chinese University . |
| 28 | I replied that we were studying and writing , a fact that was obvious from the books , dictionaries and papers scattered over the table and the bed . |
| 29 | Laura found other themes in Victorian novels to bolster what she already believed ; for example the home was viewed as a haven isolated from the trials and tribulations of the ‘ real ’ world and women presiding over the home were to make it as attractive as possible to persuade men to stay there rather than , for example , drinking in a pub all evening . |
| 30 | It was not filled with crusty old men and women poring over the paintings ; the whole building had a bright and open atmosphere , instead of the sullen brooding one she 'd expected . |