Example sentences of "over [coord] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore , if he had killed himself , he must have either climbed over or through the barrier somewhere near this point . |
| 2 | A small ‘ open-outlet ’ electric storage heater can usefully be positioned over or under the kitchen sink as it will provide sufficient water for washing up . |
| 3 | The existing footpath on the south side of the Edinburgh/Carstairs Railway will be accommodated adjacent to the new structure required to carry the Bypass over or under the railway . |
| 4 | Soon it would all be over and for the water sport enthusiasts , this was the final opportunity to ride the crest of the wave until the next bore in March . |
| 5 | The additional exercises certainly led to a greater use of patterns made by the dancers rolling or posturing over and on the floor . |
| 6 | He had been wakeful all night , gnawing over and over the tangle of his doubts and fears , and unable to worry his way through them to any certain hope . |
| 7 | progress was occasionally slow but the big driver was coaxing the big wheels gently over and through the snow . |
| 8 | If the D6 roll is more than the distance you have veered away then the Doom Diver has over compensated and the template is moved over and beyond the target the full distance roll . |
| 9 | Thanks to the skills of publishers and printers , many books are also desirable possessions as physical products over and beyond the value of the information they contain . |
| 10 | A primary reason for this may be the differences in average educational status , which tends to be lower among rural people , though it has been shown that rural residence ( from birth ) can influence child mortality levels over and beyond the effect caused by differences between the two areas in educational standards . |
| 11 | I was firmly in the present , watching the starlings cavort over and under the telegraph wires and the wind shimmer the young leaves into a muzzy Monet . |
| 12 | After the opera was over and during the pause when there is usually silence until the ballet begins , people kept on clapping all the time and shouting ‘ Bravo ’ ; now stopping , now beginning again and so on … |
| 13 | I started to run up , straight up the hill , erm lucky the monster was running straight at me and sticking out of the crowd and he tripped over and after the end |
| 14 | From this perspective , the growth of government may well owe something to the need by capital to socialise demand and legitimate the mode of production ; on the other hand , political power is relatively open and the growth of government may be driven by pluralistic bargaining , rising expectations and through effective working-class parties seizing power due to a fortuitous combination of forces in the political struggle over and around the state . |
| 15 | Another type incorporates single colour lights immediately beneath the fountain jet , the water passing directly over and around the lamp before entering the jet . |
| 16 | Finally , drape jelly snakes over and around the sarcophagus if liked for extra effect . |
| 17 | Of particular interest to our group was the airport 's flight and noise monitoring system ( FANMOS ) which seeks to reduce noise pollution in the main flight corridors over and around the city . |
| 18 | To my knowledge , no class can hold State power over a long period without at the same time exercising its hegemony over and in the State Ideological Apparatuses . |
| 19 | Nadim Bashir , defending , said Fulcher , of Spencerfield Crescent , Thorntree , Middlesbrough , now accepted his marriage was over but at the time of the incident there were problems over access to their children . |