Example sentences of "[vb infin] over [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A die could survive over a long period of time . |
| 2 | The centre of the string should hang over a clean saucer . |
| 3 | She only hoped there was a bed , and that she would n't fall over a low pallet . |
| 4 | However , this does not persist over a long time scale and is often not to be observed at all . |
| 5 | 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 . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Then , by way of habit , if you leave the dog alone it will continue barking , and this noise may carry over a considerable distance . |
| 8 | They could also tip over a small boat — so these people are putting themselves in danger as well . ’ |
| 9 | The nautical outline will reduce its bulk , while the periscoped roof will curve over a central atrium open at the edges to the elements . |
| 10 | Let the vegetables soften over a low heat . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | And indeed , it did hold its stout pectoral fins away from the sides of its body , and it was not hard to imagine that had it been vigorous , it could have used them to help it move over the rocky sea floor of its true environment . |
| 13 | Following the primary attack , there may be no further episodes , or the disease may recur over a long period , in some cases several years . |
| 14 | Eventually they may take over a small group when the large parent troop undergoes fission as increasing size produces social instability . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | If left to reach their natural dimensions , many species will eventually take over a wide area of ground and should be avoided in small gardens . |
| 17 | Accept a £12m offer to move Wimbledon north to merge with a League club who would take over the Premier League franchise . |
| 18 | The Government , he added , should take over the legal battle to reclaim millions of pounds which Robert Maxwell plundered from pension funds instead of leaving professional advisers charging £1m a month to unravel the complexities of the disgraced tycoon 's financial dealings . |
| 19 | Marx fancied that he could simply take over the Hegelian analysis and , in Engels ' famous phrase , ‘ stand Hegel the right way up ’ with no reference to the fact that Hegel 's whole analysis is rooted in an effort to resolve quite specific problems which he inherited in the theory of knowledge . |
| 20 | BTE Glenrothes will take over the existing subcontract engineering business . |
| 21 | As did the suggestion that Liz and Owen might take over the old home . |
| 22 | A Youngman protégé could take over the old boy 's lecturing responsibilities and everything would fit together rather nicely . |
| 23 | Now , V D U and eye tests I 'll take over the main primary agenda . |
| 24 | I have seen some very attractively variegated mint which I would like to grow in the flower border , but my mother says it will take over the whole garden . |
| 25 | ‘ You think I 'll take over the whole show , do n't you ? ’ accused Mountbatten . |
| 26 | Those who can fully grieve over an unexpected disaster , like the sudden loss of a limb or blindness , will be in a far better state to make the best use of the faculties left . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Because this Journal is already full we will hold over a full report until the next issue . |
| 29 | He would hand over the old man 's baccy for the week and a few sweeties then , after a bit of chat , he was away . ’ |
| 30 | But you would hand over the natural order to be managed by Parliament . |