Example sentences of "almost [verb] over [art] " in BNC.

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1	He remembered , but too late , and then stumbled to his feet too quickly , almost knocking over the tiny wine-table which stood by his side .
2	For answer he pushed her in the shoulder , and when she almost tipped over the bird cage at her feet his other hand came out and , steadying her , he laughed down into her face as he said , ‘ Sarky little bitch , are n't you ?
3	‘ And the clouds came down , and we lost the path , and we almost walked over the top of a thousand-metre cliff , and … ’
4	He jumped piles of stones and rubbish in his way and almost tripped over a mound of rusty saucepans lying in the darkness .
5	She almost fell over the gate in her haste to race to the fire .
6	They almost tripped over the body of a Sellsword , his neck tilted at a weird angle ; and then saw Ratagan .
7	McAllister , ’ and she almost tripped over the last bit , but hoped he had not noticed .
8	She spun round , almost falling over the voluminous folds of her skirts , and made for the door .
9	At the far end of the street , where the beach curved into an arc — and where the water was far enough away from the slops of Main Street — there on my right I could see a grove of coconut palms behind the beach , almost bending over the sand like a canopy as they leaned against the trade winds .
10	Ana had beamed at this and Mitch had looked stunned , especially as Felipe had almost choked over the necessity to say Mitch and extend the same courtesy to both his guests .
11	He felt so ill he almost vomited over the leather-bound cover .
12	The number of establishments in retail catering has almost doubled over the past 20 years , with licensed restaurants the fastest growing sector .
13	The population of Hanoi has almost doubled over the last 30 years , but inadequate planning and sanitation measures during the expansion of the city have resulted in chronic subsidence and drainage problems .

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