Example sentences of "they [verb] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , if the supporters are agreed on the principle of rotation , they disagree over the detail . |
| 2 | But they gloss over the ambiguities in the concept of the subject which underlie these difficulties . |
| 3 | They fly over the high peaks of the Himalayas and exist in surprising numbers on the permanent ice caps of the Poles . |
| 4 | There is a marked difference in colour between the dusty grey-brown of these mounds and the bright , light blue colour they spread over the vineyards . |
| 5 | They climb over the fence , and knock at the next-door maisonette . |
| 6 | Which may not rank the outsiders in the eyes of the Ladbrokes odds-maker , but if they look over the fence they will certainly be able to see the outsiders from where they have been placed . |
| 7 | Not so long as they handed over the pound notes — though smiling Clyde took most of those , the greedy sod . |
| 8 | Until 1948 the British ruled Palestine , but on 15th May that year the British mandate came to an end , and they handed over the country to the Jews . |
| 9 | The exterior surface of most ammonoids is covered with ribbing — dense on some species , sparse on others — the ribs often split into two or more smaller ribs as they pass over the back of the whorls . |
| 10 | If you can get so close to barbel , with or without them knowing it , you should take the opportunity to study how they use the available cover to sneak under ; how they move like silent wraiths across the bottom , and how they rake over the gravel on the bottom with their barbules . |
| 11 | The really pointless measure is letting councils spend the money they get over the next few years from selling homes and other properties . |
| 12 | Many older women probably avoid relationships for similar reasons but , once they get over the inhibitions , it can be very reassuring to know that you are accepted , varicose veins , belly and all . |
| 13 | If you open you 've got gangs of young lads patrolling the town , even with whips and if they get over the door you 've had it . |
| 14 | If you open you 've got gangs of young lads patrolling the town , even with whips and if they get over the door you 've had it . |
| 15 | One of the features of the course is surveying , they tramp over the moor with a theodolite , a staff , surveying poles , and packed lunch , looking for other ley lines . |
| 16 | Again , the two TV programmes I mentioned give plenty of evidence of the power they exercise over the lives of thousands upon thousands . |
| 17 | In the end , whether applicants have their experiential learning counted in the admissions process , or whether students go on expanding the degree of influence they exercise over the curriculum , will be up to them . |
| 18 | Denise and Ralph Bulger talk frankly about the joy they feel over the new baby in a magazine article published tomorrow . |
| 19 | You 'll be surprised how quickly they lower over the next few days . |
| 20 | They rule over the party and lead all the games . |
| 21 | But sometimes they go over the top with tricks to get you to buy . |
| 22 | Occasionally and inevitably they go over the top — but that 's in the nature of risk . |
| 23 | They took over the wool shop next door to expand their stock and the surprisingly large upstairs restaurant , now spread over both stores , has attracted well-known food critics to this outof-the-way location . |
| 24 | They took over the mill in Bourton in 1840 , other members of the family running Lower Slaughter . |
| 25 | They took over the Gothic Domenican Church of St Salvator and that of St Clement around the corner , and gradually accumulated a huge parcel of land here . |
| 26 | They took over the main Fleetwood service from the old Company cars , which were then used on the short-workings . |
| 27 | As more cars came , they took over the Fleetwood service , until on 10 March 1953 , there was a complete service by Coronations between Starr Gate and Fleetwood for the first time . |
| 28 | The first is that the land around the Arnish site was owned by the Stornoway Trust , an elected body who received an undertaking from the subsidiary of Olsen Shipping when they took over the site , that only essential maintenance would be carried out on Sundays . |
| 29 | These new plants could regenerate quickly , so they took over the ecosystem . |
| 30 | Arsenal 's slump since they took over the Premier League leadership on November 7 has been startling , but Graham admitted : ‘ I do n't even think about winning the title . |