Example sentences of "over [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are lots of superstitions which are linked to the moon , such as turning over the coins in one 's pockets as a form of luck when seeing a new moon through glass , while the phases of the moon used to dictate the timing of weddings and other important aspects of life . |
| 2 | Carefully pipe over the outline in a continuous line and allow to dry . |
| 3 | I would not — could not — rake over the embers of his past with him persistently . |
| 4 | France would like its own ‘ Mr Space ’ , Hubert Curien of the French space agency CNES , to take over the reigns of ESA when he retires in a couple of years . |
| 5 | On one hand , therefore , McElroy is preparing for private companies to take over the reigns of the weather craft ; on the other , he is inviting other countries to become involved in what could be a link only between governments . |
| 6 | It was financed by Lloyd George , without reference to Asquith , and argued that the state should gradually take over the land through committees whose purpose was to ensure that reforms were made to revive the economy of the countryside . |
| 7 | For this reason , many landowners have followed the Junker path , taking over the land of sharecroppers and colonos and compelling them to sell their labour on the open market . |
| 8 | It will allow the MDC to hand over the land at Herculaneum Dock to private companies which would finance development projects in return . |
| 9 | As Tory MPs mull over the changes during the ten-day Whitsun recess , they are still likely to feel buffeted rather than reassured . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Come over the road with me , it 's your last night and I 've decided that I must show you my garden . ’ |
| 12 | I walk slowly through the tunnel beneath the line , one of a dozen returning commuters , cross over the road with ten of them , make my way through the gnarled little streets beyond the redundant town hall with eight of the ten , and begin to climb the scarp of the South London hills with the remaining five . |
| 13 | The society tried to take over the Dunblane to Callendar line , then the Longniddry to Haddington branch and , finally , the Alloa and Dollar line . |
| 14 | Control over the behaviour of the individual was more overtly stringent , deviation from the norm far less tolerated . |
| 15 | These powers seem wide enough to assure the member States ’ control over the activities of the Council . |
| 16 | With the advent of the College , veterinarians increasingly took over the treatment of horses and cattle . |
| 17 | When in 1861 Louisa Twining proposed to a government Select Committee that women should be allowed to stand for election as Poor Law Guardians , she agreed that they should not interfere in the male province of finance and administration , and should not have any say over the treatment of male paupers . |
| 18 | Once off you walk over the mountains to the next town , and over again to another . |
| 19 | A day to go out with Karl , sweep over the mountains in his fantastic car , the top down and the sun shining on them . |
| 20 | In a letter published in ‘ The Times ’ on 2 March the Cardinal said , ‘ Whatever stance individuals make take over the morality of the nuclear deterrent , there must be general agreement on the aim of preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to non-nuclear states . |
| 21 | In a letter published in The Times on March 2nd , the Cardinal said : ‘ Whatever stance individuals may take over the morality of the nuclear deterrent , there must be general agreement on the aim of preventing the spread of weapons to non-nuclear states . ’ |
| 22 | Well I took over the beginning of the year did n't I ? |
| 23 | Charley had lived in Saltash next to the Lee family , who had a fleet of small boats and made their living by carrying country produce over the river to the rapidly growing Three Towns . |
| 24 | Nigel and Shirley handed over the cheque to matron Ann Teaney . |
| 25 | Magician , , conjured up £46 on his stall at the Summer Fayre. is pictured handing over the cheque to , chairperson of the Carnoustie Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund , with , operations manager , at . |
| 26 | When filling small cracks , I 've found that I get a smooth finish , which requires little or no sanding , of I roll over the crack with a paint roller a few times , while the filler is still damp . , . |
| 27 | She took over the premises behind the bus station in Middlesbrough ( opposite the car park and along from Macdonalds ) and has hardly looked back . |
| 28 | A local authority issued a compulsory purchase order on a house and a notice of entry which enabled them to take over the premises after 14 days . |
| 29 | In the case of some functions Whitehall has the power to take over the duties of a local authority if it fails to carry out its statutory obligations . |
| 30 | They could take over the duties of nominated bodies , for example those for hospitals and water , and so make these services subject to democratic accountability and , in general , it is argued that they would strengthen popular interest and involvement in public affairs . |