Example sentences of "[pron] and [verb] over the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Certainly not … to catch me here ! ’ said the third , lifting on the breeze above me and hovering over the top of the pole where the trap was . |
| 2 | Theresa rubbed her hands together to bring some life back into them and bent over the sheets of paper laid out on her work table , trying to forget the cold and concentrate on her designs . |
| 3 | And er one of the men that was helping the old man to do something , to repair the the these tools you know , and he he 'd gone to the stores to get something and leaning over the counter to get something er er to sort of talk as one goes on a on a counter lean he was leaning a on the counter , and he erm the the the storeman he was a tough little beggar , and he said , I 've got a I 've got a I 've got a toothache . |
| 4 | Emily said , turning toward him and leaning over the arm of the chair . |
| 5 | Mr Roberts buried him and prayed over the grave . |
| 6 | They took one look at him and scampered over the fence as quickly as rats over the timbers of a sinking ship . |
| 7 | He waited a few moments until the footsteps were directly below him and peeked over the edge . |
| 8 | She gained the door on to the night and pushed it and stepped over the sill . |
| 9 | If she opened it and stepped over the threshold — No ; she feared to discover what lay beyond . |
| 10 | The girl beside her took it and puffed over the child 's head . |