Example sentences of "[vb past] [adj] [noun sg] over [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His overall leadership was acknowledged , but the younger group retained actual control over their organisation and this dichotomy persisted throughout all the years that followed . |
| 2 | A tear fell and splashed uselessly on to the pillow , and she clumsily drew one arm over her eyes . |
| 3 | From Skywings ! the British Hang Gliding Association 's journal , this incident report : ‘ Householder reported dual flight over his house . |
| 4 | TI 's announcement , says Mr Garner , was in direct response to its experience of three years ago , when it attracted heavy criticism over its acquisition and goodwill accounting techniques — in spite of the huge amount spent on acquisitions , the substantial rationalisation costs involved were rarely charged to the p&l account . |
| 5 | Donna cupped one hand over her eyes and saw the lights of King 's Cross through the window as the train slowed to a crawl , preparatory to gliding to a halt . |
| 6 | He went to the dressing-table and threw cold water over his face and chest which streamed with cold sweat . |
| 7 | Lee Anthony Roberts , aged 20 , the sex offender scarred for life when his five-year-old victim 's mother poured boiling water over his trousers , had his nine-year youth custody sentence for rape , imposed at Exeter Crown Court in November last year , cut to six years yesterday by the Court of Appeal . |
| 8 | No longer caring that people were watching , she dashed one hand over her lips , trying in vain to obliterate the brand-mark seared there by his touch . |
| 9 | He was only a little 'un , but he got one weight over his head all right . |
| 10 | A big wave hit the side of the paddle wheel and sent white water over their heads . |
| 11 | While this was true for the adult population , Yarmuk indicated that the younger of the bourgeois Palestinian class felt deep unease over their identity . |
| 12 | Nevertheless the rapidly amended " signing statement " generated renewed controversy over its declaration that analysis of the legislation , written by the administration and submitted into the legislative record by Senator Robert Dole ( Kansas ) , " will be treated as the authoritative interpretative guidance " by all officials in enforcing the law . |
| 13 | He bent her supple body back ; she took one look over her shoulder and saw nothing but fast-flowing black water . |
| 14 | He came up behind her , put one hand over her shoulder and one around her waist . |
| 15 | He put one hand over his mouth , then drew it slowly down over his throat onto his chest . |
| 16 | She jumped and nearly slopped hot coffee over her skirt . |
| 17 | The same can also be said of physical science : despite the apparent breadth of the course , students felt that they had little control over their learning . |
| 18 | The construction and development industry is best known for this and there were notable scandals in the 1970s which linked architects ( such as John Poulson ) , who were highly dependent on local authority orders , to key local politicians ( such as T. Dan Smith ) , who had some influence over their allocation . |
| 19 | Meredith spoke as if he had some power over his cousin . |
| 20 | Quiss apologized for setting it down on a hotplate , put it on a draining board instead , and splashed some water over its mask-face . |
| 21 | Pushing up his sleeves over the elbow , he swilled cold water over his hands and arms , then bent down and sluiced the whole of his head . |
| 22 | Cupping his hands in the large jug , he splashed cold water over his face and chest , rubbing it up and down his arms before towelling himself down . |
| 23 | Once established as a professional body , doctors had considerable control over their market situation . |
| 24 | ‘ Congress derided President Truman 's domestic program , passed significant legislation over his veto and generally dismissed his hope of extending the Roosevelt New Deal into the Truman Fair Deal . ’ |
| 25 | As a matter of authenticity , and given that the appointment had been made two months ago and that perhaps Mr Gajdusek might need a little reminder , she took the letter from its envelope while , his touch again tingling , again gentle , he smoothed some cream over her bruises . |
| 26 | In other words , it was the settled view of European law , at that stage in its development , that upon accession , a member state abandoned sovereign control over its affairs to the extent that they fell within the purview of the Treaty of Rome , as interpreted by the European Court of Justice . |