Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] [vb pp] [adv] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The snow had drifted deep over the path that has been carved down to the chasm and we soon lost it , progressing by kicking steps into the hard snow . |
| 2 | The swell had built steadily over the past half-hour . |
| 3 | Jesus ' fame had spread all over the region ; Matthew , as a man in the centre of the financial world of that place must have heard of Jesus already . |
| 4 | Security had changed drastically over the years . |
| 5 | He wanted to make a person people would love — a little man of courage and kindness , a ‘ gent ’ down on his luck — and the character became loved all over the world , as well as making all the world laugh . |
| 6 | Within seconds the blood from the gash that once been the left side of my head had poured all over the side of my face and filled up my left eye ; so that was why I could not see . |
| 7 | In 1928 the Medical Officer reported that maternity and child welfare had developed remarkably over the last two years . |
| 8 | She knew her character had altered completely over the last few years . |
| 9 | The moment for bargain hunters to enter the market was ideal as the FTSE had slipped sharply over the past few days . |
| 10 | Mrs Whitehouse as a television licence holder had such an interest when seeking a declaration that the Independent Broadcasting Authority had acted unlawfully over the screening of the film Scum . |
| 11 | According to a report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) in March 1990 , the economy had expanded vigorously over the past 2@1/2 years with growth averaging about 4 per cent annually , boosted in 1989 by an income tax reform [ see p. 36561 ] . |
| 12 | The hand reaching out for the bell had fallen slackly over the edge of the bed . |
| 13 | His depression had become worse over the past year . |