Example sentences of "over [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His podgy , clean-nailed fingers locked together and formed a vaulted shrine over the few pages of notes that contained my Mother 's life . |
| 2 | This jerk kept the pram moving over the few inches between the foot of the gentle slope and the beginning of the steep grassy bank that ended up at the road . |
| 3 | I sat around picking over the few facts I knew . |
| 4 | Ninety six male patients admitted to four surgical wards for elective repair of inguinal hernias under general anaesthesia were interviewed in hospital on the day before surgery and asked to complete two self evaluation questionnaires : a screen for pre-existing anxiety or depressive states using the hospital anxiety and depression scale ( HADS ) , in which patients were asked to score answers based on how they generally felt over the few weeks before admission , and an assessment of their current state of anxiety ( Spielberger STAI-X1 ) . |
| 5 | Over the few weeks he had been in Mandru 's house , Lucien had acknowledged Jeopardy 's beauty and talent , but had also despised him . |
| 6 | " Everything has to be done as quickly as possible ; the only time we spend extra hours in the garden is over the few weeks we are entering competitions , just to make sure it looks at its best , " says Barbara . |
| 7 | His eyes never left Lamarr Dean , but his right hand closed on the Spencer and it was down at his side as he walked over the few steps to the bar . |
| 8 | ‘ Christ ! ’ she exploded , ‘ all this bloody drama over a few kisses ! ’ |
| 9 | Rapid onset over a few hours |
| 10 | Rapid onset over a few hours . |
| 11 | What I must do is get to know the people over a few hours or days and find out what they 're trying to do , what their activities are , whether they have children or pets . |
| 12 | A history teacher is content to cover the history of one country or continent over a few decades . |
| 13 | He might look like an old man who 's been run over a few times to you , but to me … ’ he puffed his chest out even further ‘ … he 's a vicious criminal . ’ |
| 14 | tossed over a few times in the night , burnt me eyes out |
| 15 | You slipped over a few times but you got up alright did n't you ? |
| 16 | to go over a few times . |
| 17 | you are in strange mood today , now you wan na run over a few cyclists , well there 's an old lady and man there , I mean , why not pick them ! |
| 18 | The historical record over a few cycles of objective setting and reviewing is a means of evaluating the progress of the follower on the sound basis of how he thinks about his job and how he carries it out . |
| 19 | But , in Britain as in much of Europe , soils change markedly over a few miles or tens of miles , so targets must be set to protect the most sensitive soils , such as those based on sand or overlying hard , naturally ‘ base-poor ’ rocks . |
| 20 | List all your outgoings and expenses over a few weeks . |
| 21 | Alternatively , you might break the goal down into smaller mini-goals , and spread these over a few weeks . |
| 22 | And having committed the boy to a day on the rubbish , he could hardly turn me down when I suggested we settle for a couple of hours ' conversation over a few beers , after he 'd sorted out the mess . |
| 23 | a crazy pie in the sky idea dreamt up over a few beers finally became a reality today and a new world record . |
| 24 | Later we can have a chat about this business over a few drinks . ’ |
| 25 | Get talking to people over a few drinks ; you 're better than me at that sort of thing . ’ |
| 26 | It was n't like working here , where I could slip into Spanish when things got ropey , and afterwards we 'd all go to the bar and tone up the group dynamics over a few drinks . |
| 27 | Now and again , of course , you have to deal with the awkward moments , like someone reading aloud from a Sunday paper the ‘ sordid story of perverted vice ’ which has obviously been concocted over a few jars by a hack hounded by deadline . |
| 28 | Well it 's just brought out a budget to paper over a few cracks and make it look good because they knew that , they 've got no more chances this is it in n it ? |
| 29 | Inflation , if unchecked , can result in economic and social disorder , as conditions akin to hyper-inflation ( a thousand-fold rise in prices over a few months ) make bank savings worthless . |
| 30 | Over a few months all the Goldfish , Comets , Orfe and Shubunkins in my pond have died , although tadpoles seem to survive . |