Example sentences of "[pron] over [art] rim [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was watching them over the rim of the glass , looking from one to the other of their faces , trying to follow their too rapid talk . |
| 2 | Elinor looked at him over the rim of her magazine . |
| 3 | She sipped her coffee and watched him over the rim of the cup . |
| 4 | She finished her drink , smiling at him over the rim of the cup . |
| 5 | She beamed at him over the rim of her glass . |
| 6 | ‘ It 's hot , ’ she murmured , peeping suggestively up at him over the rim of her cup . |
| 7 | She stared at him over the rim of her cup . |
| 8 | Merrill took a sip of her martini , eyeing him over the rim of her glass . |
| 9 | She looked at him over the rim of her glass . |
| 10 | Ashley looked at him over the rim of her cup . |
| 11 | He tossed the paper on to a chair , then picked up his glass and took a long swallow , watching her over the rim with open mockery . |
| 12 | He regarded her over the rim of the brandy glass , captivated by her looks . |
| 13 | Alexander sipped his drink and watched her over the rim of his glass as he continued . |
| 14 | He watched her over the rim of his glass , his eyes lambent , his mouth uptilted . |
| 15 | ‘ You seem a little more sober now , ’ he remarked casually , eyeing her over the rim of his cup . |
| 16 | The other picked up his drink and took a long swallow , watching her over the rim of the tankard . |
| 17 | Iris grinned at her over the rim of her glass of mineral water . |
| 18 | Her father was frowning at her over the rim of his glass . |
| 19 | to collect the card but did Ms Sutton gracefully rise from her seat to hand it to her , no , she tossed it over the rim of the platform onto the floor below leaving the poor woman to scrabble around for several minutes looking for it and the , and the punch line is a little later an embarrassed Ms Sutton is contesting Cambridgeshire South West for the Lib Dems at the general election , apologised for her cavalier behaviour , let us hope she learnt from the experience yeah |