Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] over a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was no great problem for Mr Berge ; being cocky and confident comes naturally to him whether he is presiding over his other little empire , the Yves Saint Laurent fashion house , or standing over a gaping hole in credibility . |
| 2 | Reports by the United Nations and Amnesty International detailed human rights abuses under the regime , one citing 14,000 cases of execution or torture over a six-year period . |
| 3 | Improv provides business an professional users with a unique set of capabilities for dynamic viewing and analysis , and , for building spreadsheets that can be easily reused , modified and shared over a long lifecycle . |
| 4 | I do n't remember him doing much digging in the garden but in my memory he is always mowing the lawn and fussing over a particular type of grass which evaded the blades and sprang back upright after the mower had passed over it . |
| 5 | No-one can predict with any degree of certainty how interest rates will rise and fall over a 5 year period . |
| 6 | Add 15ml ( 1tbsp ) water and cook over a gentle heat until the jam has melted . |
| 7 | Heat the oil in a large casserole dish or saucepan , add the onion , cover and cook over a moderate heat until softened and transparent , about 5min . |
| 8 | Stir the leek purée into the butter and cook over a moderate heat until warmed through . |
| 9 | Heat the oil in a large heavy pan , add the bacon or ham , onion , carrot and celery and cook over a moderate heat for about 10min , until lightly browned and well softened . |
| 10 | Heat the oil in a large saucepan , add the onion and garlic , cover and cook over a moderate heat until the vegetables are soft , in about 3–4min . |
| 11 | Heat the olive oil in a large casserole or pan , add the Parma ham and the onion , cover and cook over a low heat for 10min , stirring once or twice . |
| 12 | Combine the yolks and cream , and cook over a low heat , or in a bain-marie , until the custard thickens slightly . |
| 13 | Cover the pan and cook over a low heat for 3 minutes . |
| 14 | Melt the margarine or butter in a small pan , add the flour and cook over a low heat for 1–2 minutes . |
| 15 | Cover and cook over a medium heat for 5min , then add the carrots and celery and cook for a further 5min . |
| 16 | Now brown your lamb bits in olive oil , sprinkle with salt , add the water/vinegar/herbs/garlic infusion and cook over a medium heat . |
| 17 | Add the wine to the pan and cook over a high heat , uncovered , until the liquid has reduced by half . |
| 18 | Add chicken portions and cook over a high heat for a few mins on each side until brown . |
| 19 | Add the almonds and cook over a high heat until golden . |
| 20 | Add trout and cook over a medium-high heat for 10 mins , turning once , until golden and cooked . |
| 21 | Lightly oil a non-stick frying pan and place over a medium heat . |
| 22 | In due course , and all too soon , the excitement of the scenery fades as the road declines through woodland to the only buildings , the Nature Reserve of Inverpolly , there crossing the River Polly and climbing over a bare moorland dominated by Stac Polly , here seen end on as a slender spire , and then finally joins the Ullapool-Achiltibuie road . |
| 23 | Add the mushrooms and courgette and fry over a medium heat for 8 minutes or until the vegetables are soft . |
| 24 | ( Martial arts are a way of life — skills learnt and practised over a long period , used to tune the mind and body to a state of superb readiness . |
| 25 | The project 's 30 houses will be built in clusters and spread over a five-acre site . |
| 26 | He scrabbled in Molassi 's red box and handed over a small multicoloured disc , marked ZAGRAT SHEER EVENT SHIFT Patent Licence 110044 . |
| 27 | Amyas gave a slight bow and handed over a sealed letter . |
| 28 | They reached Ankara 13 days later , where they arranged a meeting at the Turkish Parliament building with Assistant Director of External Affairs , Meltern Sahinkaya , and handed over a 1,000 name petition and a letter addressed to Parliament leader Husamettin Cindoruk . |
| 29 | He must have come at least a mile across the fields and climbed over a stock-proof fence . ’ |
| 30 | Ali turned immediately to his right and climbed over a broken-down wall . |