Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [conj] [vb base] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British reader has only to listen to the sounds that protest makes in his own streets , to the cruel , brutal voices that bellow over loudhailers about injustice and the disadvantaged . |
| 2 | Thus if my main concern is to have a vast stock of personal possessions and control over the lives of others , I can doubtless only have them at the expense of others . |
| 3 | Cover the fish completely with the mashed potatoes and smooth over with a fork . |
| 4 | Of course , the effect produced by unbroken lines of gentlemen in evening suits , so outnumbering representatives of the fairer sex , was a rather severe one ; but then again , in those days , the two large chandeliers that hang over the table still ran on gas — resulting in a subtle , quite soft light pervading the room — and did not produce the dazzling brightness they have done ever since their electrification . |
| 5 | The river that makes the falls runs down towards us , hitting the cleft at right-angles. first there is a series of rapids where beautiful mists of water hang above white horses that gallop over rocks , then the water disappears into the cleft . |
| 6 | The second pitch traverses right to avoid the rather oppressive bulges that hang over the stance disconcertingly . |
| 7 | His routines were organized so as to facilitate this intellectual process : weekends were reserved for Colombey , where he could take long walks and mull over problems ; workday schedules at the Elysée were strictly adhered to ; he insisted on absolute punctuality and an atmosphere of unruffled calm . |
| 8 | The primary source of water in the region is the river flowing under our boats , less notorious now for its canyons and rapids , more so for the political , environmental and legal battles that rage over its water . |
| 9 | It will be necessary to take many short cuts and leap over details which academics could wrangle over interminably . |
| 10 | My best bet would probably be to fly into one of the neighbouring states and sneak over the border at night . |
| 11 | The Treasury employs sections which monitor the expenditure of the various departments and go over their estimates , the role of the Treasury being to insist on certain overall policies and ceilings on expenditure while the spending departments tend to argue in favour of certain policy objectives or programmes , hoping that if these are accepted , the necessary funds will be forthcoming . |
| 12 | All of this is said to crush consensus and cooperation , and to destroy any basis for stable , moderate , and pragmatic policies that survive over the lifetime of one government . |
| 13 | There are even more examples of very thin units that persist over fantastically large areas in particular sedimentary basins . |
| 14 | The surrounding countryside is fertile , a mixture of productive , well-maintained fields and bulbous forests that spread over the horizon . |
| 15 | That 's where we 're gon na win out here because we do bring a bigger show than other bands that come over . |
| 16 | ‘ So many of the other bands that come over are going to find it hard here because they do n't really sing and they do n't write songs in the traditional sense . ’ |
| 17 | 4 Transfer the lamb and garlic to warmed plates and pour over the cooking juices . |