Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] over a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The relevant statute in those cases had provided simply that jurisdiction should exist over a married woman ‘ carrying on a trade separately from her husband . ’ |
| 2 | The centre of the string should hang over a clean saucer . |
| 3 | Accordingly , there has been a gradual realization that the endeavour should advance over a broader field rather than trying to seek a ‘ universal ’ method ( Dearden , 1981 ) , that subjective methods are probably more cost-effective ( Price , 1976 ) , that any method should include room for different tastes ( Jacques , 1980 ) , and that much could be learnt from the approach of experts in the area of aesthetic and artistic judgement ( Carlson , 1977 ) . |
| 4 | It is now widely realised that a comprehensive education for a mentally handicapped child should continue over a longer time than the normal educational period of 5–16 years . |
| 5 | Then , by way of habit , if you leave the dog alone it will continue barking , and this noise may carry over a considerable distance . |
| 6 | A die could survive over a long period of time . |
| 7 | And because one would share with neighbours , it was rather spaced out so that people could benefit over a longer period . |
| 8 | A letter was received from Mrs. Hogan of Brighton asking if she could take over a sixteen-year-old blind boy , Arthur B. Her own son had died the previous year at the same age , and she said that she would ‘ do her best to make the lad happy , and find him light work in Brighton ’ . |
| 9 | The introduction of the rabbit into Australia offered a classic illustration of how a species could take over a new environment in which there were no natural predators . |
| 10 | Olga Stych was immediately biting about men who dressed up in aprons and fancy hats , and thought they could cook over a smelly barbecue . |
| 11 | I have often missed him , often felt that if only I could talk over a particular problem with him he would help me to see the way . |
| 12 | Following the primary attack , there may be no further episodes , or the disease may recur over a long period , in some cases several years . |
| 13 | Eventually they may take over a small group when the large parent troop undergoes fission as increasing size produces social instability . |
| 14 | No doubt they would send over a few H.E . |
| 15 | Under the proposal Poland would allocate over a twenty-year period the zloty equivalent of the hard currency involved to set up and develop schemes to reduce pollution and improve the environment in Poland . |
| 16 | That we adopt a system of Primary and Secondary Visits which would operate over a two year period . |
| 17 | The nautical outline will reduce its bulk , while the periscoped roof will curve over a central atrium open at the edges to the elements . |
| 18 | The new programme , which will run over a two week period , will focus on a wide range of mental health issues . |
| 19 | Because this Journal is already full we will hold over a full report until the next issue . |
| 20 | It has been calculated that , in the Gulf of Mexico , there is a 95 per cent probability that a hurricane will pass over a particular point on the coast at least once in 3000 years . |
| 21 | ‘ The men can sit and camp in the lounge and we girls will slave over a hot stove . |
| 22 | Can it be that you have no idea of the power a young , nubile girl can exercise over a young , impressionable male ? ’ |
| 23 | We consider a pendulum that is free to swing equally in any direction , so that the bob can move over a spherical surface — an arrangement known as a spherical pendulum or a conical pendulum . |
| 24 | However , performing its adaptive function blood pressure is merely a natural physiological trait , though one that can vary over a wide range even in healthy individuals . |
| 25 | There , there 's no way I can hand over a long barrelled weapon to that officer . |
| 26 | The Council was aware of the ‘ high degree of priority and urgency ’ to be attached to this work , but in making the commitment it pointed out also that leaving freedom to colleges to devise and conduct their courses meant that ‘ the consequent interaction between College and Council can stretch over a fair amount of time ’ . |