Example sentences of "the [noun] [vb pp] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sheet of cloth has been placed on to a stripped bed , the winding-sheet has been folded over the left-hand side of the corpse , the remainder drawn over the right , whilst the arms have been folded across the body in line with the bottom of the rib-cage . |
| 2 | The unity witnessed over the two days had been greater than he could ever have hoped for , and the remaining morning 's session of ‘ rounding up ’ would , he trusted , be rich in commitments on the part of participants concerning action each would be taking before the important international conference in Switzerland . |
| 3 | But at least the money saved over the years by cycling has enabled me to afford early retirement , and escape the commuter rat-race ! |
| 4 | The profit and loss account shows the increase or decrease in the money held over the year . |
| 5 | I fought my hardest for the Dutch prisoners before the Privy Council this morning , but the tribunal was hopelessly divided , and the anti-Boers prevailed over the pro-Boers . |
| 6 | Some of the coins found over the past month . |
| 7 | Have the rules changed over the years , for example have the age groups or allowing girls to take part or anything like that ? |
| 8 | In 1957 Macmillan inherited the leadership of an unpopular government , lagging behind Labour in the opinion polls , but the policies pursued over the years to 1959 managed eventually to retrieve the party 's position : Macmillan 's nuclear ‘ defence ’ policy seemed at the time a plausible way to reclaim the status of a world power on the cheap ; the formation of EFTA was negotiated ; Macmillan sacked the deflationary Chancellor Thorneycroft and substituted Heathcoat-Amory who instituted another convenient bout of pre-election tax cutting . |
| 9 | ‘ Shouting at me is n't a lot of help , ’ Polly blazed , flinging pencil and ruler down on the chart spread over the tray balanced on her knee , then lifting her head to glare at him . |
| 10 | Athelstan swung his cloak around him , picked up his writing tray and examined the beautiful embroidery of the dorsar draped over the back of one of the chairs . |
| 11 | While the race covered approximately 1000 miles , the route varied over the years but maintained Brescia as its base . |
| 12 | The driver shot over the intersection and kept his speed . |
| 13 | The noise echoed over the water which seemed to suck up the sound . |
| 14 | The solid lines are the background spectrum and the dots are the spectrum measured over the cell . |
| 15 | He could , Dalgliesh thought , have been judged an outstandingly handsome man were it not for a certain incongruity of feature , perhaps the contrast between the fineness of the skin stretched over the flat cheekbones and the strong jutting jaw and uncompromising mouth . |
| 16 | It was a formal invitation for the big party at the Hall ; not a specially-printed card , but the kind sold over the stationery counter with spaces for the date and the names to be handwritten in . |
| 17 | Apart from the champagne spilled over the bow , there was plenty consumed in a more conventional fashion as the crew showed off the new boat for the first time . |
| 18 | The course changed over the years and , in 1957 , following a tragic accident , the last Mille Miglia was held although smaller version of the race around Brescia continued to be staged , and a series of nostalgic races has been held since 1982 . |
| 19 | They matched the rugs draped over the equipment on stage , so you appeared to be looking into a stall at a bazaar . |
| 20 | The room was exactly as she 'd left it — shoes in the middle of the floor , the overall she wore for doing the bedrooms thrown over the back of the chair . |
| 21 | The Abingdon , Oxfordshire company is pleased with its slow but steady improvement , particularly given the investment made over the year in overseas expansion and new products . |
| 22 | The train-shed arched over the adjacent pavement and a long colonnade carried pedestrians along the side of the station as though rather hoping that they would become passengers . |
| 23 | The car shot over the edge and landed in a sand dune . |
| 24 | A GRE spokesman said the changes were not in reaction to the losses incurred over the past three years , as the life business had remained profitable . |
| 25 | Erm the actual percentage of the ingredients used over the first year erm is about five percent for water , twenty three point six percent for the bottle , I 'll explain that later that 's quite high , the cap is four percent , one percent for the gassing , erm one percent for the case , two point seven percent for labour , four percent for transport , a general overhead would be about seventeen point one percent . |
| 26 | from standstill to top speed was , it seemed , instant , with me fighting to stay in balance as the sledge buckled over the rough trail . |
| 27 | But of course the dream glossed over the differences between the public , perfected self and the private , often anguished individual . |
| 28 | But I discard that idea , for the water is too shallow over the sand and once a fish is hooked the fishing would be finished for a long time while the rest of the shoal got over the scare . |
| 29 | Who could deny the passions stirred by that spectacle , let alone the emotions generated over the only way to view the tournament from the UK ? |
| 30 | He was staring at the overcoat thrown over the rail . |