Example sentences of "[prep] i over " in BNC.
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1 | I tried to marry this judgment with the memory of the sturdy young woman I 'd seen joking in the glade ; who had come breezily into The Pightle telling me to water the plants and daring me to a duel of wits with Edward ; who had seemed so certain of me over against his cautious vacillation. fragile was not the first word that would have occurred to me , unless I had overlooked something vital — something which , I remembered , Bob had noted . |
2 | Although , in years to come , these might prove to be of social interest , many such letters refer only to domestic and personal trivia and , having personally recently discovered a letter written to me over 30 years ago by my wife just before we were married , I would not want this to be read by anyone else at all . |
3 | You have explained to me over and over how this thing can be possible . |
4 | ‘ All that intense passion , the long hours in bed when you made love to me over and over , but never said anything — it just turned me off . |
5 | ( 10 ) He would concoct anecdotes and then he 'd tell them to me over and over again , you know , obviously not realizing that he 'd told them to me before . |