Example sentences of "[verb] a [noun sg] [adv] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Press a sieve gently over the surface to create a textured effect . |
| 2 | Press a sieve gently over the basket to give a textured effect . |
| 3 | I putted nicely today and I think I can do a lot better over the next three days . ’ |
| 4 | We need to play a lot better over the next season or else . |
| 5 | It forms a film all over the surface and essentially erm climbs up through this film and , and will empty out of the bucket . |
| 6 | ’ … but first let's have a look back over the Maxwell era at the Manor ground . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes — only I 've broken your cup and spilled tea on your dressing-gown , she said breathlessly , running a hand down over the dampness on her chest . |
| 8 | A pop group — happily , as I know , since disappeared — which called itself ‘ The Move ’ sent a postcard all over the place , including , impertinently , to Downing Street , advertising their new record . |
| 9 | Instead he faced one directly , and took a moment longer over the exchange of greetings than was usual even with people whose graciousness is studied " . |
| 10 | He laughed deeply , tracing a finger delicately over the hot swollen curve of her lower lip . |
| 11 | ‘ Look , you 're making a mess all over the floor . |