Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had won his point over there not being a re-vote . ’ |
| 2 | He jerked his thumb over his shoulder towards Sonny cowering against the wall . |
| 3 | John , however , chose the honour of representing his country over financial gain and valuable ATP computer points , earned through tournament play . |
| 4 | Following the death of James I , Charles I became King of England , in 1625 , and the Duke of Buckingham ( who had been James I 's favourite ) retained his influence over the throne until he was assassinated at Portsmouth , in August 1628 , but not before he had arranged the marriage of Charles I to Henrietta Maria of France . |
| 5 | I recall my partner panting , puffing and praying his way over a traverse which in no way resembled the route description , to arrive with abject horror at my belay . |
| 6 | Then , one by one , with the rope round his body , each man wormed his way over the ladder-bridge to the bank . |
| 7 | Willie sat back on the pouffe and traced his finger over the pictures . |
| 8 | Tossing his case over the top of it , he scrambled up and dropped lightly down on the other side . |
| 9 | With the relaxed detachment of a man who has an implicit trust in his technology , Vologsky cast his eyes over the bewildering array of instruments which made up the control panel , taking note of the few facts he actually needed to know . |
| 10 | Yet nothing , it seemed , could halt the flow of adrenalin that surged upwards or the flush of awareness that overwhelmed her as he cast his eyes over the carefully laid table , the food and , lastly , herself . |
| 11 | He cast his eyes over her in an unhurried , tantalising gaze , smiled a seductive , lazy smile that told Robyn only too well what was to come . |
| 12 | Nevertheless he managed to establish his authority over Gaul and its barbarian settlers , until he fell foul of Ricimer , who had him executed in 461 . |
| 13 | He scooped up some pellets and pushed them into an empty flower pot , keeping his thumb over the hole in the bottom . |
| 14 | If it rained , we went out — they needed someone to push them to get fit , ’ he says , struggling to pull his sweat-pants over his beer keg thighs in a GMTV office . |
| 15 | At one point , Dr Stroud had been reduced to tears as he tried to pull his gloves over his frost-bitten fingers . |
| 16 | Bonefish drew his hand over the abraded edges of the copper sheathing left on Masquerade 's hull . |
| 17 | Athelstan drew his cowl over his head and pulled his sleeves down . |
| 18 | He drops his hands over his feet . |
| 19 | Dexter moved his chair over the kitchen tiles causing a squeak that exploded round the kitchen . |
| 20 | Kragan moved his hand over the butt of his revolver and loosened it in its holster . |
| 21 | Changes in contraceptive practises might lessen his fears over large numbers of children , and the string of TV chat-shows , radio and press interviews , plus pending film royalties following the voyage of the Beadle might well combine to reduce his financial concerns . |
| 22 | He stroked his hands over the dark fabric and shifted his shoulders against the silky lining . |
| 23 | The boy bent his head over the book with a docility unlike him . |
| 24 | He bent his head over his papers . |
| 25 | He bent his head over the basin and sniffed . |
| 26 | He knocked on the wall for the boy from the cafe next door to come in , and indicated his usual order with a nod ; to the other company , he raised a slow hand , palm over his breast but not touching it , and bent his head over the paper . |
| 27 | There is no evidence that sceattas circulated widely in the Mercian hinterland and some reason to suggest in the light of a multiplicity of distinctive sceatta coinages in eastern and southern England that Aethelbald , who may have minted in Canterbury , failed to impose his authority over the issue of coins by others , ‘ a critical commentary ’ , perhaps ‘ on what Bede asserts , and on Aethelbald 's own claims ’ . |
| 28 | Transport Secretary , Paul Channon , has been explaining his actions over Lockerbie to MPs . |
| 29 | He moved out on to the starboard wing and trained his glasses over the starboard quarter . |
| 30 | Wilkins also told magistrates that he had n't deliberately tipped his drink over the bar but that it had been an accident . |