Example sentences of "[pron] [prep] [v-ing] over [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He must get this right , not make a fool of himself by stumbling over the words , not using the correct terminology or not knowing which fish he wanted . |
2 | He looked very worried and nodded respectfully to the three of them before leaning over the bed , concern evident on his face . |
3 | He cited a Daily Mail article , rather curiously signed Editor , which had attacked him for presiding over the disappearance of ‘ an immense fortune ’ left hint by his father , and had concluded : ‘ It is difficult to see how the leader of a party who has lost his own fortune can hope to restore those of anyone else , or his country . |
4 | Other safety factors to consider are the provision of side restraints in the form of a low wall or balustrade , to prevent anyone from falling over the side edges of the steps . |
5 | They do anything to avoid choosing , and if events force them to make a choice , they question it by raking over the ashes of the decision until it is dead and cold . |
6 | We fully support and endorse the deposit greenbelt boundaries , then I think it 's inescapable that at at some point that is going to lead us to leapfrogging over the greenbelt boundary , at some stage during the the the plan period , there may well be sufficient erm commitment and identified sites to mop up in in the short term , but by the end of of the plan period it 's it 's my belief that there will be a need to address this issue by bringing forward proposals for a new settlement , er which obviously Selby district er full fully supports . |