Example sentences of "over the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the birth of their sons , Felix ( now aged four ) and Max ( one ) , the Roberts were lucky enough to take over the raised ground floor which not only gave them more space but also allowed them vital access to the garden . |
| 2 | Ross , who 'd taken over the industrial empire founded by his father , Sir David Wyndham , had been planning to develop and broaden the company 's overseas operations . |
| 3 | In a similar way , the fact that the Prime Minister is leader of the party and the fact that the majority party in Parliament invariably supports the Prime Minister 's lead and the legislation set before them , does not " prove " that the party itself is without influence over the Prime Minister . |
| 4 | Autocatalyst Europe topped up this figure with a further £1,000 and Dr David Evans ( right ) was very pleased to hand over the total amount of £1,118 to Ian Catley , Fund Raising Manager for CRMF . |
| 5 | Rossini set the words of his theatre librettists happily and so , give or take a few personal quiddities , did the Italian stories , outline and the dictate the treatment , but he handed over the actual versification to Piave , Ghislanzoni , Boito and the rest . |
| 6 | Finally , Ricci got up and walked over to her daughter , who immediately handed over the troublesome hammer . |
| 7 | The silver coinage of the late seventh century took over the developing role of gold coin and may be the first true cash in England for commercial transactions . |
| 8 | For example , JG ( J. Gray ) heard the inspector of the relief with which he was working say over the personal radio , ‘ Look , I 've got a bunch of coons in sight ’ . |
| 9 | And indeed , it did hold its stout pectoral fins away from the sides of its body , and it was not hard to imagine that had it been vigorous , it could have used them to help it move over the rocky sea floor of its true environment . |
| 10 | Ealhfrith must have been about 20 years old at the time of the battle of the Winwaed , after which he became king of Deira , taking over the former territory of his cousin , Oethelwald . |
| 11 | Stephen Dorrell , 40 , an unimpressive former junior health minister , takes over the Financial Secretary job left vacant when Francis Maude lost his seat last week . |
| 12 | From 1466 the company took over the financial management of the garrison , with the mayor of the Staple becoming de facto royal treasurer of the town . |
| 13 | If an architecture fails to take over the mainstream computer market in its first ten years , it 's not likely ever to do so . |
| 14 | Sir Richard , 60 , who beat a challenge from Belgian Gen Jose Charlier , takes over the three-year post from Norwegian Gen Vigleik Eide . |
| 15 | When this loss is allowed for and expressed in terms of an annual ( negative ) return over the holding period , it is possible to derive a redemption yield comprised of both running yield minus annualised capital loss . |
| 16 | We push his legs but they buckle at the knees , so we have to hold them up above our heads as we push to make them stay straight , then as we shove and his trousers are rolled down by the rim of stone , his arms flop over the far side of the shaft rim and it suddenly gets easier to push him . |
| 17 | Quite apart from this evidence , it is self-evident that , if a purchaser is interested in buying two adjoining properties , there is a special market in which the purchaser may , but not necessarily will , pay over the ordinary price to achieve his objective . |
| 18 | He handed over the oozing affair , wiping his fingers on his sweatshirt with ‘ Happiness is a warm pussy ’ printed across it , before holding out his palm and facing away , bored . |
| 19 | When the trust took over the four-storey building in 1987 it was virtually derelict . |
| 20 | And in the process of course destroying the old Europe , allowing the very thing that , arguably , they were trying to stop from happening , to happen , that is to say , allowing the Russians to advance towards the Elbe , and allowing the Anglo-Saxons as they see it to erm come from the west and taken over the western half of Europe . |
| 21 | To hire a car would be a mistake if you want to enjoy the White Mountains , which extend over the western end of the island , from immediately behind Chania and the north coast road to the edge of the south coast . |
| 22 | The Macedonian Assembly elected on March 20 a new government led by Nikola Kljusev , while Blaze Ristovski , Jovan Andonov and Bekir Zuta were elected as Deputy Premiers , Risto Damjanovski became Minister of Defence , and Jordan Mjalkov took over the Interior Ministry . |
| 23 | But their knockout involvement allowed Whiston Cross to take over the premier division leadership courtesy of a 5-2 victory over Monks Sports . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Accept a £12m offer to move Wimbledon north to merge with a League club who would take over the Premier League franchise . |
| 26 | Spread the courgette mixture on top , cover with tomatoes and cheese , and sprinkle over the chopped thyme . |
| 27 | Remove the fillets from the marinade , place on a board skin-side down , and scatter over the chopped dill . |
| 28 | Black silhouettes move out of the darkness and change into blunt torpedoes , dark and slow-moving as they glide over the sandy bottom . |
| 29 | The meeting supported Russia 's request to take over the Soviet Union 's seat on the UN Security Council , and Russia , Ukraine and Byelarus , already UN members , pledged to support other member states ' applications for full UN membership . |
| 30 | The former Soviet republics of Armenia , Azerbaijan , Byelarus , Kazakhstan , Kirgizstan , Moldova , Turkmenistan , Tajikistan , Uzbekistan and Ukraine were admitted as new members on Jan. 30 , with Russia taking over the Soviet Union 's seat , bringing the total number of CSCE members to 48 . |