Example sentences of "[noun sg] be [adv] over [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and erm the car 's all over the place because the wheels are all covered in mud and everything so |
| 2 | However , she had to admire Travis 's handling of him , so that when the interview was finally over the network man went away convinced he had a good story , while they had kept their private lives intact . |
| 3 | I soon became absolutely obsessed with discovering acanthus everywhere , because the motif is all over the place , in wallpapers , in lampshades — everywhere I found acanthus . |
| 4 | ‘ She met some guy in there that day , some guy she used to go with , and he must 've said something because the next thing anyone knew , she was screaming at him , Pete was in the bar the morning after , he said the window was all over the floor , apparently she 'd thrown an ashtray at the guy and it had missed and taken the whole window out instead , and when he took her by the arm and tried to calm her down , she shook him off and ran out of the bar , right out in the street , and like I said , it was the bottom of a hill and there was a truck coming — ‘ |
| 5 | It may be the case that an argument can be put up suggesting that the wearing out process is even over the life of the assets and the incidence of repair costs is greater in later years . |
| 6 | The hon. Gentleman is characteristically over the top . |
| 7 | If the outlet is directly over the pipe , simply cut the pipe to length and push it over the outlet connection . |
| 8 | ‘ Probably you as well , Sir , ’ I replied , ‘ Your own trench is just over the wall in Brigade H.Q ’ He glared up at me and before he could say anything I beat a hasty retreat . |
| 9 | But you were easy enough — your name was all over the papers recently . ’ |
| 10 | DELIGHTED : Mr Misery Champion Rod is plainly over the moon about his new title |
| 11 | DELIGHTED : Mr Misery Champion Rod is plainly over the moon about his new title |
| 12 | I said , ‘ My flat 's just over the square there . ’ |
| 13 | Loungers around the pool ( salt water ) provide a good perch for watching the action , and the rig and board storage area is just over the road on the beach . |
| 14 | Maybe reading the Daily Express , you get up and the fucking paper 's all over the floor and you |
| 15 | This time the argument was entirely over the onus of proof . |
| 16 | The latest row is mainly over the cost of the fixed equipment for the tunnel . |
| 17 | The house , in fact , is older , for the work of the 1870s , though apparently a complete rebuilding , is merely a stone casing around a house originally built by a successful merchant of the Staple , whose inscription is still over the door : ‘ Thinke and Thanke Anno 1570 ’ . |
| 18 | But the river was right over the top of it . |
| 19 | Tina Cassan , Britain 's other qualifier for the final , did not have to make that choice , as Genesis was fractionally over the time limit and collected three-quarters of a fault . |
| 20 | Weight , however , is slightly on the left foot , short grasp of club with both wrists at angle to the shaft , the left hand being rather over the shaft ( to right ) ; take the club almost straight back from the ball with club head lifted but slightly . |
| 21 | The '70s thing is all over the place at the moment , it 's when people of my generation were growing up , it 's people 's memories of classic pop imagery from their childhood . ’ |
| 22 | The Pole Star is directly over the North Pole and shows where north is . |
| 23 | Her hair 's all over the pillow , and I want to brush it . |
| 24 | After another 30 seconds the Vanguard called " BN is established on localiser and glidepath ; the ADF 's all over the place in this weather " . |
| 25 | The route is mainly over the Coniston Fells giving a high rocky ridge walk , with a final descent down Little Langdale — another quiet valley which still retains much of its old world character . |
| 26 | The hotel is just over a mile from the town centre and 150 yards from the Lido beach . |
| 27 | If you are one of the people who think all that pre-match razzamattazz is so over the top , the actual kick-off is 8pm . |
| 28 | On 30 minutes , Farnham 's defence was all over the place at a free-kick and the ball fell at a perfect height to an unmarked Lamboll who struck an unstoppable volley past Cann . |
| 29 | When the afternoon was almost over the subject of the early life in Tangier was brought up . |
| 30 | The Market 's all over the place . ’ |