Example sentences of "the [noun] [be] [adv] over the " in BNC.
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1 | After another 30 seconds the Vanguard called " BN is established on localiser and glidepath ; the ADF 's all over the place in this weather " . |
2 | When the afternoon was almost over the subject of the early life in Tangier was brought up . |
3 | The Germans are just over the river there — I 'm off on a recce directly — and I have n't time to muck about . |
4 | The route is mainly over the Coniston Fells giving a high rocky ridge walk , with a final descent down Little Langdale — another quiet valley which still retains much of its old world character . |
5 | However , she had to admire Travis 's handling of him , so that when the interview was finally over the network man went away convinced he had a good story , while they had kept their private lives intact . |
6 | and erm the car 's all over the place because the wheels are all covered in mud and everything so |
7 | ‘ She met some guy in there that day , some guy she used to go with , and he must 've said something because the next thing anyone knew , she was screaming at him , Pete was in the bar the morning after , he said the window was all over the floor , apparently she 'd thrown an ashtray at the guy and it had missed and taken the whole window out instead , and when he took her by the arm and tried to calm her down , she shook him off and ran out of the bar , right out in the street , and like I said , it was the bottom of a hill and there was a truck coming — ‘ |
8 | I soon became absolutely obsessed with discovering acanthus everywhere , because the motif is all over the place , in wallpapers , in lampshades — everywhere I found acanthus . |
9 | A moment later , the contents were all over the floor , and the woman gave a cluck of annoyance . |
10 | And the eggs are all over the place . |
11 | If the outlet is directly over the pipe , simply cut the pipe to length and push it over the outlet connection . |
12 | This time the argument was entirely over the onus of proof . |
13 | But the river was right over the top of it . |
14 | ‘ The police are all over the place . |
15 | I had got what I wanted — his registration number and , in no time at all , the police were all over the place . |
16 | Then this morning , the police were all over the college again and , by lunchtime , the master knew . |
17 | The Market 's all over the place . ’ |
18 | ITN 's political match-summariser says that ‘ individually the polls are all over the place , but put them all together and you get a message you can trust ’ — not a science graduate , presumably . |
19 | And then she 's , you 're trying to feed her and the , the dinner 's all over the place . |