Example sentences of "[verb] over [art] [adj] [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I looked carefully I could see lots of orange fragments scattered over the sodden grass and glistening brown earth of the field . |
| 2 | The advocates of " Unity " argued , however , that a considerable change had come over the Communist Party and that it had given up its " social fascist " accusations . |
| 3 | Kathleen bent over the unconscious patient and sniffed . |
| 4 | More often than not you get a refund cos of course you have personal allowances for a whole year but you 've not er not er lived a whole year as often as not and therefore there usually spaced over the twelve months and you 've paid a bit too much tax if you 've died in the course of the twelve months . |
| 5 | Please stop wailing over the dead Pam and concentrate on turning past atrocities into subjects of education and development , not by denying them , but promoting them in ways which will continually enlighten and in many ways , benefit today 's society . |
| 6 | There was a sad sequel when Combermere , who was in third place at the time , shattered a hind leg on landing over the penultimate fence and had to be destroyed . |
| 7 | Ann Act Return ; annual actual return ( per cent ) , this is the actual return earned over the past year and includes both capital appreciation ( depreciation ) and any dividend paid . |
| 8 | A UK announcement is expected over the next week or two . |
| 9 | Windows were shattered over a wide area and a number of persons had to be treated for injuries from flying glass and shock . |
| 10 | A cover was installed over the second seat and a new canopy and windscreen were built . |
| 11 | Four more applications were received yesterday and the total of 15 is expected to increase over the next day or two . |
| 12 | When Senegal achieved self-government in 1958 , and full independence in 1960 , Senghor presided over a one-party state but one in which public debate was more widespread than in most of Africa . |
| 13 | Do you know that bit where he was ha looking over the diving board and stuff ? |
| 14 | He sat at his desk looking over the same papers and repeatedly having the same conversations but unable to take decisions or achieve anything . |
| 15 | A buzzard sailed over the high crags and bare peat moors of Craig y Gribin . |
| 16 | The main hall of the palace is built over a large undercroft and has twin naves with columns supporting a timber roof . |
| 17 | This can , as we have all seen over the last year or so in particular , have very severe effects on normally solvent companies . |
| 18 | He or she may even know the number of consultants within a particular firm , how it has been performing , what are its key issues , how it has grown over the past year and generally what it is doing and how successfully . |
| 19 | Modern push-fit sanitary couplings , of the Multikwik variety , come with their own lubricant , which is liberally smeared over the cleaned pipe and the fitting pushed home . |
| 20 | I do n't think it 's that big and Dick came over the other day and erm he wait |
| 21 | The tower of the impressive cruciform church was immediately identifiable , as was Chevisham Manor and , behind it , sprawling over the scarred field and linking the two roads , the brick and concrete of the new Laboratory building . |
| 22 | He stooped over the sweet peas and examined them . |
| 23 | Two strips of waste wood were slowly fed over the revolving cutter and cramped to the table . |
| 24 | Erm , so you bring all the data down , passing over the simple formulae and then do one copy . |
| 25 | The train-shed arched over the adjacent pavement and a long colonnade carried pedestrians along the side of the station as though rather hoping that they would become passengers . |
| 26 | Front bedrooms are sited over a main road but have a lake view , rear rooms are quieter . |
| 27 | In every case the draftsman should consider whether the plan is to prevail over the verbal description or vice versa . |
| 28 | Somehow , step by precarious step , I had been drawn over the invisible divide and was now truly a part of the family hareem . |
| 29 | Yet here , on the verge of the Lowlands , most of the gentry had hedged their bets ; some had even entertained the Butcher as he progressed triumphally from one massacre to the next and had then bought over the gutted glens and stocked them with the great sheep . |
| 30 | Dad paid over the four shillings and while he was entering it up in the book said , ‘ Mr Priest , I was wondering if yer could give me permission to build a small wooden shed facing the house ? ’ |