Example sentences of "[noun] of [verb] [adv] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also accused the trade and industry department of behaving unprofessionally over the sale and the inquiry . |
| 2 | At the end of the evening , an African headmaster commented , ‘ If we can multiply this kind of gathering all over the country , our political differences will vanish . ’ |
| 3 | He accused the council of riding roughshod over the views of Middlesbrough people . |
| 4 | Is my hon. Friend aware that directors of planning all over the country and hon. Members of all parties are concerned that the number of unauthorised developments has risen from 60,000 in 1988 to more than 90,000 in 1990 ? |
| 5 | Right you then get your baby , you 'll see the midwives doing this , you stabilize the baby pelvis , because otherwise it will just sort of go all over the place wo n't it , and this doll is , is fairly fixed , it 's not a very soft thing like a baby and you , with your hand you put your finger which is about the same length as the baby 's finger is n't it ? |
| 6 | sort of bred all over the country ? |
| 7 | looking at the water , I think you would have to sort of climb up over the rails to fall in would n't you ? |
| 8 | He had reached Blakemere , which was only two miles further on , when he pondered if he should take another direction and make his way to the river , but the thought that even this far out there 'd be a number of people on the banks today , mostly youngsters , he guessed , swimming or playing the usual dangerous game of swinging out over the river on a rope attached to a tree branch , deterred him . |
| 9 | She could n't resist the challenge of swimming back over the tide when the boys suggested it . |
| 10 | The press scoffed at his walks in the Kalahari Desert , at his fascination with lost and ancient tribes ; but experiences like that , plus a lifetime of travelling all over the world , seeing underdeveloped and overdeveloped countries and every kind of political regime , has brought him to this viewpoint . |
| 11 | The evening came to a resounding crescendo when a standing ovation was followed by an explosive rendition of Rockin' All Over The World . |