Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] [noun sg] [adv] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Graeme 's other option is to move his back foot back and across towards the off stump , but at the same time keeping his head forward over the perpendicular with the front knee . |
| 2 | So she was surprised , and vaguely annoyed , to see Sandra Bamfield picking her way cautiously over the large rocks that had to be scaled to get to the privacy of this particular beach . |
| 3 | He did not move , but his hand sought hers and he brought the soft fingers to his lips , mouthing them gently , one by one , turning her palm up to press a kiss inside it , passing his tongue lightly over the pink tips , so passive in his grasp . |
| 4 | ‘ She was a lively piece , from what I hear — flying her kite all over the place . |
| 5 | She had unwittingly touched a nerve , sending his memory back over the years , to when he was a young man . |
| 6 | Running her mind quickly over the events of the week just passed , she could n't think of anything she had done wrong , and Tom Russell was not the kind of doctor who made mountains out of molehills where nursing procedure was concerned . |
| 7 | He touched her arm and then her cheek , running his thumb gently over the fading bruises . |
| 8 | It 's him on the white horse dropping his money all over the place , and those fellas with the funny bloomers following him . |
| 9 | Jonna hesitated and took a sip of his tea , regarding his father warily over the rim of the mug . |
| 10 | The constant flow of visitors to his annual exhibitions in Ambleside and Keswick must have been responsible for carrying his work all over the country . |
| 11 | To remove pet hair from soft furnishings and clothing , Mrs. L. Roy of East Sussex suggests putting on a dry rubber glove and rubbing your hand downwards over the fabric . |
| 12 | The transmission faded and he frowned , casting his mind back over the conversation . |
| 13 | ‘ Nothing too personal , I suppose , but he was throwing his weight about over the steps at the old people 's place . ’ |