Example sentences of "is [verb] over a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With gloss paint the cause is painting over a dirty or glossy surface without preparing it properly and applying undercoat before the gloss finish . |
| 2 | There is no indication that Hollywood is turning over a new leaf , free of bloodstains . |
| 3 | ANOTHER dispute is looming over a five-a-side soccer development in Middlesbrough . |
| 4 | For example , a basalt flow which is moving over a dry , sandy surface is quite well-behaved and peaceful , but if the same flow were to advance on to an area of wet , boggy ground , or on to a snow-field , the water trapped beneath the lava may be heated up and turned into high-pressure steam . |
| 5 | In such circumstances , if the Bank wishes to sell the stock it is holding over a reasonable time period , it will often be unable to avoid reducing its price . |
| 6 | BBC2 is giving over a whole night 's programmes to a £2 million tribute to ITV rival Granada . |
| 7 | The feedback from Alaska is positive and he feels he is taking over a successful concern with a good track record being put in place . |
| 8 | The club is taking over a second-floor suite of offices on a short-term lease , but it is to continue searching for new premises , almost certainly still in Edinburgh . |
| 9 | DAVID EVANS , director of Reactor Division , is to take over a new post as director of Reactor Technology , working on BNFL 's input into the Reactor Study Programme being co-ordinated by the Nuclear Utilities Chairmen 's Group for the 1994 Industry Review . |
| 10 | ( 5.31 ) indicate that a low value of k is required if the motor is to operate over a wide speed range . |
| 11 | A seismic survey ship is to operate over a wide stretch of the North Sea off Hunmanby and Flamborough Head , following a similar survey off Scarborough , Filey and Whitby last year . |
| 12 | With larger motors , however , the power supply may have to have a capacity of several kilowatts if the system is to operate over a satisfactory speed range . |
| 13 | Sun is chuckling over a recent robbery in Silicon Valley : seems the thieves broke into a place and ripped off five Sun workstation , bypassing the new HP 700s and using a 705 as a door stop . |