Example sentences of "[vb past] the [noun] [adv] over the " in BNC.

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1 You see , when they took a century 's dust and dirt off those walls , they completely changed the acoustics , swapping grubby absorbency for beautiful , bright marble which bounced the sound all over the place .
2 PRAGUE — Czechoslovakia has deported 400 East Germans who entered the country illegally over the past week to try to reach the West , Reuter reports .
3 In one last , massed Hearts attack Levein headed downwards and Robertson touched the ball on before Martin stopped the ball apparently over the goal-line .
4 Seconds later Blues ' midfielder Lee Doherty headed the ball just over the Reds ' crossbar from Stephen Beatty 's left wing cross .
5 She tried to light the gas fire but dropped the matches all over the hearthrug .
6 So I hung the glove nearly over the centre of the top bar of the gate and went on quickly .
7 Ruth pulled the coverlet straight over the bed in No. 4 .
8 They billeted the men all over the village and even in our outbuildings here .
9 Besides , they blew the papers all over the place .
10 He slapped the conductor hard over the head for the bother he was causing and on a scrap of paper laboriously took down my name , age , passport number and nationality .
11 She flicked the flour expertly over the board and cut the pie shape .
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