Example sentences of "wash over [pers pn] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | The events of the year seemed to have washed over them and left them unaltered . |
| 2 | A wave of guilt washed over her and receded , leaving her feeling slightly sick . |
| 3 | She was reacting to the soft note in his voice , letting it wash over her and slow down the beat of her heart . |
| 4 | How different they were ( we who worked in primary schools thought ) from the secondary schools described in the Newsom Report of 1963 in which ‘ children sat through lessons with information and exhortation washing over them and leaving little deposit ’ . |
| 5 | Waves of sleep then started to wash over me and I dozed fitfully until dawn . |