Example sentences of "a [noun] [vb pp] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | German federalism is merely a cloak thrown over the relatively strong regionalism Which persists in Germany , and it was a system adopted by Germany , with the Allies ' approval , after the war as a way of preventing a return of totalitarianism , which is why the Germans associate federalism with the opposite of centralised power . |
| 2 | These seem to have had their fears that the flood gates holding back university collections are now opening confirmed , as Edinburgh University announced last month that it was proposing to sell a sculpture by Adrian de Vries or a Ruisdael landscape , bequeathed by Sir James Torrie , to help put right a deficit permitted over the last few years by a Treasurer who has since resigned . |
| 3 | Another beam splashed a pool of light over the gatehouse , revealing a drawbridge lowered over the moat with portcullis behind , while another illuminated the apron of the car park . |
| 4 | A box with a blanket draped over the top to act as a door makes a home for how many children ? |
| 5 | Finally a sheer mountain of a wave smashed over the raft with a furious roar and swept it further on to the reef away from the pounding terror . |
| 6 | A stiff guidewire was then passed through the transjugular biopsy needle into the superior mesenteric vein ( Fig 1 ) , the needle removed , and a catheter introduced over the wire into the portal vein . |
| 7 | We 're going to make use of this moonless period , but we 'll try and give you a practice run over the ladder before the big night . |
| 8 | Few were inclined to believe this version , a scepticism reinforced over the years by countless reports , some highly credible , of sightings of the Swede , in prisons , mental homes and labour camps . |
| 9 | A MORI poll conducted in 1981 found that among skilled workers in the North of England , Labour had a 32% lead over the Conservatives . |
| 10 | I found my penknife and kept it close as the shadow of a vulture wheeled over the tent . |
| 11 | A towel hung over the door . |
| 12 | At their most basic this might be a name and address book that can dial the number selected , but the target is for more sophisticated uses , such as the shared white board approach , where workers can doodle their ideas on the computer screens linked by one 64kbps B channel , while chatting about them on a phone connected over the second channel . |
| 13 | A mist hung over the river , and the buildings on the far bank could hardly be seen . |
| 14 | A woman driven over the edge . |
| 15 | A hush descended over the crowd . |
| 16 | ‘ Fists of Dorn , about turn ! ’ a voice ordered over the radio . |
| 17 | All the peoples of the far north-east wore two-layer deerskin clothing , the men having a jerkin pulled over the head , while women wore a combination garment . |
| 18 | Among the imports are two graduates , Paul Sanderson a winger brought over the border from Merthyr in Wales , and Paul Nevin , who had a spell in the League with Carlisle . |
| 19 | A silence descended over the table . |
| 20 | As the Archon entered , a silence descended over the gathered parliamentarians . |
| 21 | Joshua 6 ends with a curse pronounced over the charred corpses of the city 's inhabitants , promising anyone who might rebuild the city that he will do so at the cost of the lives of his own children . |
| 22 | His widow Carol said : ‘ A cloud hung over the festival a bit as Bill died the day before the final . |
| 23 | A shadow passed over the empty battle field : then another . |
| 24 | A decision that a receiver appointed over the property of an unregistered company is an administrative receiver for the purposes of the Insolvency Act 1986 is consistent with the provisions of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 ( post , p. 247G–H ) . |
| 25 | Why should a receiver appointed over the property of a registered company and a receiver appointed over the property of an unregistered company under the same form of debenture and by the same debenture holder not both fall within the definition of an administrative receiver ? |
| 26 | Why should a receiver appointed over the property of a registered company and a receiver appointed over the property of an unregistered company under the same form of debenture and by the same debenture holder not both fall within the definition of an administrative receiver ? |
| 27 | In my view , that provision lends support to the view that a receiver appointed over the property of an unregistered company may be regarded as an administrative receiver within the meaning of the Act of 1986 . |
| 28 | My only comment on the relevance of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 is that a decision that a receiver appointed over the property of an unregistered company is an administrative receiver for the purposes of the Insolvency Act 1986 is consistent with , and does not create any particular difficulties in the operation of , the provisions of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 . |
| 29 | Mada Joyce and a neighbour bent over the cooking fire arguing over the best decoction of herbs for the girl 's condition . |
| 30 | Because each treatment occurs once and only once in each block , the response to a treatment averaged over the blocks is a valid measure of the effect of that treatment ( and , less important , the block averages are valid measures of the block effects ) . |