Example sentences of "[subord] [noun pl] [verb] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fish tucked into crevices peer out , while crabs scavenge over the reef and probe soft corals for food . |
| 2 | Moreover , while there are good reasons for concern about the availability of services for ‘ revolving door patients ’ during the run down of the old psychiatric hospitals and while doubts remain over the capacity of district general hospital units to provide appropriate care to people in crisis , the relocation of the long stay population of psychiatric hospitals is achieving some successful results . |
| 3 | When waves crash over the reef , the fish swims into a crevice , sticks up its bony trigger and locks itself in place so firmly that neither ocean currents , hungry predators nor inquisitive skin divers can extract it . |
| 4 | They face a race against time as fears grow over the health of the whales and the possibility of their becoming beached . |
| 5 | The New Year feast is only one of a number of sumptuous meals that follow as relatives arrive over the next few days . |
| 6 | On March 9 several people were killed in Durrës when police took over a ship holding 2,000 people . |
| 7 | AS CLOUDS gather over the UK economy , glass maker Pilkington yesterday drew comfort from the international spread of its windows and windscreens to contact lenses operations . |
| 8 | AS CLOUDS gather over the UK economy , glass maker Pilkington yesterday drew comfort from the international spread of its windows and windscreens to contact lenses operations . |