Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] [noun] [adv] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | After locking into the Corpach sea basin the previous day we nosed into the narrow canal leading to Neptune 's staircase towards a spectacular sunrise somewhere over the summit of Ben Nevis , a crackling of thin ice at our bows and a thick rim of white frost on the teak gunwhales . |
| 2 | The proposed site is virtually on the shoreline in the centre of the bay , with a superb vista out over the Small Isles . |
| 3 | The hotel also has a swimming pool , an pool bar , hotel bar , lounge , and dining room with a fine view out over the lake . |
| 4 | ACTOR John Thaw was in a defiant mood yesterday over plummeting viewing figures for his new TV show as he collected an honour from Buckingham Palace . |
| 5 | He raised the tip of the rod , and gave the slightest flick of his wrist , swinging the line in a smooth curve out over the water . |
| 6 | MACEDONIA 'S parliament was locked in a bitter debate yesterday over demands that the republic accept a temporary name to allow its admission to the United Nations . |
| 7 | Anglers are to challenge Yorkshire Water at a public hearing today over plans to abstract half the 10 million gallon flow of the river Hull , which they claim is already running dangerously low . |