Example sentences of "[pron] [was/were] [v-ing] over [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were nearly on the beach and I was looking over the side of the ship . |
| 2 | I suppose I was kicking over the traces a bit and parental authority seemed as irksome to me then as it does to teenagers today . |
| 3 | I can usually pick up a ball with one hand , but as I was laying over the ball , I had to use both hands to pick it up , and already a Cardiff forward was rushing down on me . |
| 4 | One Christmas I was flying over the city of Boston in America it night and I saw the Christmas lights like networks of jewellery flickering through the freezing air ; and hardly ever in my life had I seen anything more dazzling or beautiful . |
| 5 | And while I was leaning over the side , Sogono tapped me on the shoulder and said , ‘ How many soldier you kill , Chinaman ? |
| 6 | I was getting over the feeling of rejection instilled into me at St Aubyn 's , which by making me aggressive had deprived me of so much that Eton had to offer . |
| 7 | Eagerly I was bending over the vacuum cleaner . |
| 8 | I 'm not an expert fighter and I did n't know I was going over the top . |
| 9 | In times of civil disturbance they were also called upon to help in maintaining the king 's peace , as when in June 1234 the foresters of fee of all the royal forests of England were commanded to aid the sheriffs in arresting the malefactors who were roaming over the countryside as a result of the disturbances created by the Earl Marshal and his adherents . |
| 10 | Now you were standing over the road for five minutes unfortunately , but I hope during that time some of you used your eyes . |
| 11 | P.C. Clifford , the driver of the car , got her name and address and a statement from her , though it does n't amount to anything more than that she was looking over the bridge and saw the body . |
| 12 | I just managed to catch her as she was going over the edge . ’ |
| 13 | She was bending over the dog , rubbing her cheek against its head . |
| 14 | She was bending over the sail locker , and she jerked her head up to stare at him , dropping the lid with a bang , instantly suspicious . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , she was walking over the stones and I wondered if she was cut , but she was n't . |
| 16 | She was talking over the details with one of the leaders in Scotland by phone beforehand . |
| 17 | Without thinking about it she was climbing over the wall . |
| 18 | I looked at the handset , then up at my father , who was leaning over the rail from the floor above , tucking his pyjama top into his trousers . |
| 19 | But , she was telling the story of a man who was travelling over the moor and it was many years ago on horseback and er he was completely lost and wan , it was getting dark and he wanted to stay somewhere for the night and he sort of travelled and could n't see anywhere and eventually down a long drive he saw a house wi , blazing with lights so he went down this house and er , all the windows were alight , you know were lit up and he knocked at the door and knocked at the door , and knocked at the door and could n't get any answer , no one ever came to the door so in desperation he thought well this is no good ! |
| 20 | " No , I 'm Hawkbit , " said the rabbit who was peering over the edge . |
| 21 | At Dave Fernie who was coming over the road . |
| 22 | Both Billy and Tony had praised his coolness , and they were puzzling over the fate of their confederates . |
| 23 | They were shouting over the sides as the ships came up close , exchanging nonsense and laughing . ’ |
| 24 | They were leaning over the shelter putting more earth round the walls when Zach arrived . |
| 25 | Soon they were laughing over the melodrama of it ; how quickly he had seemed to arrive at death 's door , and how absurdly soon afterwards he was stuffing his face and bouncing with health . |
| 26 | They were reminiscing over the times they had worked together , and this she found irritating . |
| 27 | Then keeper Peter Turtle stopped a John Smyth pile-driver , but made a quick recovery to grab the ball as it was trickling over the line . |
| 28 | It was hanging over the side of the quarry , and she might have missed seeing it if the handles had n't been bright-red . |
| 29 | In a moment it was sliding over the drawbridge and a few seconds later she saw its red tail-lights disappearing at speed down the mountainside towards the outside world . |
| 30 | Now Kathy seems to me should be checked checking the assessor , just as if it was going over the telephone |