Example sentences of "going over the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Lawyers for Virgin and BA were working into the night , going over the small print of an agreement which could cost BA up to £10 million . |
2 | The rug should then be carefully and systematically dried , making sure that there are no pockets of dampness in either the foundation or pile , by leaving it out in the sun and then methodically going over the entire area , both back and front , with a hand-held hair dryer . |
3 | And then I know full well that I 'm well within the guidelines of not going over the thirteen amp that this is designed to operate at maximum efficiency and safety . |
4 | Two weeks later , on the morning of the auction , a determined knock on the door sent Cissie flying headlong down the hallway from the kitchen , with Beth in close pursuit ; young Richard was already upstairs with his newly appointed day-tutor , and David was closeted in the den with Luther , going over the final details for the auction . |
5 | I ca n't remember the cost but you need to buy a plastic pump and a large bottle of the solution , it 'll last for ages and a good going over the whole house once a month will probably be your best bet . |
6 | In January 1924 , when the house was nearing completion , she went twice in four days , first with her son ‘ Georgie ’ , the Duke of Kent , when they spent one and a half hours ‘ going over the beautiful miniature things ’ , as she records in her diary , and later with a friend when she ‘ arranged some of the rooms ’ . |
7 | They learn a lot more at my talks , even though I 'm just going over the very basics of the subject . |
8 | The reduction in the and the persistent rise the depreciation charge , which is going over the last four years as we maintain a high level of capital spending . |
9 | And on this sir I , the way the discussion 's been going over the last couple of days , erm I would like to point you at the experience of the Nottinghamshire structure plan which I 've got direct personal experience , where there the panel was persuaded to commend locations that is n't right for structure plan but was a felt able to erm name a district or district council in whose area such a strategic site might be located . |
10 | As he puffed the cigar to life , he shook his head , a man weary of going over the same ground again . |
11 | Its main function will be to ascertain whether the results of the first investigation would appear as firm to another team going over the same ground . |
12 | 1 Can you draw this figure without going over the same line twice ? |
13 | Merrill asked herself again , going over the same painful ground . |
14 | So it 's going over the same ground but from the different er different emphasis because clearly my mistake last week was to try and cram in too much and to erm assume that what I was saying about modern sex theory was erm self-evident . |
15 | I feel it 's taxpayers money being wasted yet again , because they 're just going over the same ground . |
16 | Police will be going over the old ground to see if there is any link with this latest attack . |
17 | I do n't make any apologies for that , and maybe it is going over the old ground , but unless we do it , unless we try to do it , if we 've done it the way before been and it has n't produced what we , what we want , then surely it 's not for us to sit back and say , ‘ Well , it 's been through that and it has n't worked ’ , surely we ought to try again , and that 's what I hope to be doing , sort of value your support and see you . |
18 | A stiff breeze on the outward leg made it hard going over the longer half of the race , resulting in slower times . |
19 | During Mark 's absence in Spain , ‘ the mole ’ Fred Klepner had spent countless hours going over the Ten Year Business plan which was to be the subject of the presentation Mark was to give to Nate Cocello at the next Planning Committee meeting . |
20 | While Mr Malik hardly ever discussed religion with Robert , he spent many evenings in the La Paesana restaurant , Mitcham , going over the finer points of Islamic doctrine with Maisie . |