Example sentences of "and [vb infin] over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | No-one can predict with any degree of certainty how interest rates will rise and fall over a 5 year period . |
| 2 | What better way to end a dinner party than to relax and linger over a glass of port and a generous chunk of Stilton . |
| 3 | After gorging itself it would lie down and go into a digestive torpor , and could alternately eat and doze over a period of several weeks . |
| 4 | We hope to be able to tell within minutes what time the rain will start and cease over a wide area around London . |
| 5 | The first men 's giant slalom racer out of the starting gate today will swing and glide over a carpet of manmade snow 80 centimetres deep . |
| 6 | The first man out of the starting gate today will swing and glide over a carpet of man-made snow 80 centimetres deep . |
| 7 | TO peel the chestnuts , use a sharp knife to make a couple of slits in the skin of each one , put them in a saucepan , pour over enough boiling water to cover and simmer over a medium heat for about 5 minutes , then take them out a few at a time , drain and refresh them under running cold water . |
| 8 | Return to pan and stir over a low heat until it thickens and just comes to the boil . |