Example sentences of "and [verb] over [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Government ministries and departments and state-controlled companies were sometimes more engaged in ‘ turf wars ’ ( ‘ la guerre des administrations ’ ) than in overviewing and collaborating over long-term developments . |
| 2 | The Junior School which is an integral part of Heriot 's and constitutes over one third of the School 's roll , comprises the Nursery , the lower Primary and the Upper primary . |
| 3 | It showed when he was upset when he was mocked by Peter Hain and attacked over Spitting Image at Questions earlier this week . |
| 4 | Others who have not this privilege would be well advised to listen carefully to recordings with the score , and to go over many times passages which seem to them obscure or unfamiliar in sound at a first hearing . |
| 5 | In that period of decentralized feudalism , one clan ( the Tokugawa ) usurped the authority of the Emperor and ruled over other clans within a structure which prohibited almost all contact with the outside world . |
| 6 | The setting sun — it was now mid-August , so the sun just dipped below the horizon — would round the headland of Flakstad village and dance over some tiny skerries off the shore . |
| 7 | We could have held out for another three years and got over all the changes and benefited financially , but I do n't believe finance is the be-all and end-all of everything . |
| 8 | This style allowed other-worldly figures to express themselves more naturally than in classical ballet where technical precision and command over conventional gesture were necessary . |
| 9 | Put first 4 ingredients into a saucepan , add boiling water , stir and cook over moderate heat , stirring often , for 6–7 minutes . |
| 10 | Cover and cook over gentle to moderate heat for 30–35 minutes or until the centres are tender but the potatoes still hold their shape . |
| 11 | Congress ( I ) and its allies gained only enough seats to form a minority government ; the party performed particularly badly in its traditional northern " Hindi belt " heartlands , where the BJP made a major impact , eventually emerging as the main opposition party and gaining over one-fifth of the total seats . |
| 12 | For the next four years he sat as an engrossing clerk on a stool in the dusty office , so thick with dust that it entered the sunbeams ; and bent over crabbed writing in the books , or showed dull clients in to see his father , or sat the examinations , which he passed . |
| 13 | Many of the tables were screened from one another , and staggered over different levels . |
| 14 | As for white-water rafting , where an inflated craft shot between boulders and bounced over foaming rapids , the mere thought was enough to cause an inward quiver of fear . |
| 15 | We flew round corners and bounced over cobbled junctions , ignoring traffic lights and scattering innocent pedestrians , speeding through puddles and swerving to avoid the steaming manhole covers . |
| 16 | The last lap back to Bergen was a sightseeing one via the spectacular coast route , visiting such places as the Briksdal Glacier , and driving over breathtaking mountain roads . |
| 17 | We scrambled over the chockstone of the Eye onto the plateau and wandered over shimmering snowfields to drink from the icy waters of the Garbh Uisge where it emerged from a shadowy blue tunnel before tumbling from the plateau . |
| 18 | At this temperature the molten rock is at its least viscous and it flows downhill as a fiery river , splashing and bounding over minor irregularities like a mountain stream , and cascading over larger obstacles in glowing fire-falls . |
| 19 | A group of former Young Farmers who appeared in the film came together for a lunchtime drink to remember the making of the film and to talk over old times . |
| 20 | Sarah tried to run , lifting her feet high in the snow and stumbling over snow-encrusted tussocks of heather but suddenly , to her consternation , the dog disappeared . |
| 21 | At this temperature the molten rock is at its least viscous and it flows downhill as a fiery river , splashing and bounding over minor irregularities like a mountain stream , and cascading over larger obstacles in glowing fire-falls . |
| 22 | For a bet , he had once broken into the flat where a certain Vice-Questore was entertaining a lady friend and removed the couple 's clothes so stealthily that the Vice-Questore thought something supernatural must have occurred and came over all religious for a while . |
| 23 | I thank you for all your prayers and support over many years and look forward to these 2 years in and around the fellowship . |
| 24 | Heading north go through a gap in the houses and walk over steep open fields crossing two stiles . |
| 25 | By choosing to investigate the ideas behind Magritte 's art , Sylvester 's discussion of important pictures such as ‘ The Annunciation ’ or ‘ The Rape ’ is fragmented and spread over different chapters , an irritation aggravated by the publishers who have failed to give plate references to the illustrations and cite them appropriately in the text . |
| 26 | I return constantly to the same two luxuries : having someone to wash my hair every morning , and peeing over crushed ice . ) |
| 27 | Thereupon turn right into Between Towns Road , heading towards the Cowley centre , and passing over one mini-roundabout . |
| 28 | In climbing down from Mount Olympus and passing over these concentric circles , you can imagine you are tracing the path of magma rising at the mid ocean ridges , eventually to spew through vents , producing large quantities of mineral ore . |
| 29 | Schaffhausen is dominated by the sixteenth-century Munol fortress , perched on top of a hillock and towering over half-timbered houses sleeping by the water . |
| 30 | In 1874 , Belgium was Europe 's top pear-breeding country and boasted over one thousand varieties of pear . |