Example sentences of "[to-vb] over [pers pn] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do not tear yourself apart with worries of that nature , ’ he advised quietly , coming to stand over her and look down at her seriously . |
| 2 | She 'd needed all her courage then , to stand over him and introduce herself ; to refuse to be sent away , to admit that she had come to Geneva in vain . |
| 3 | I will permit it to pass over me and through me . |
| 4 | He drained his coffee and stood to tower over her and she glared up at him . |
| 5 | When assessing the value of a site it is essential to walk over it and get a feel for the market potential . |
| 6 | ‘ I went to climb over it and the bloody thing twitched , nearly shit meself . ’ |
| 7 | He seemed to loom over her and she instinctively moved back in her chair with a jerk . |
| 8 | There was no foreman to watch over him and he could please himself when he made his walk around the yard . |
| 9 | Throwing back his head , he looked for the last time at the cloud-torn sky , and begged the Lord to watch over them and keep them safe ; and then he was gone , and all that remained was the surging waves and the cold , white crests of foam . |
| 10 | They do not have the wherewithal to carry out the administration and paperwork or to watch over them and ensure that they learn on the job and produce an effective piece of craftsmanship . |
| 11 | ‘ It 's taken this long to get over it and , as many good athletes have discovered to their cost , the temptation has always been to carry on training . |
| 12 | If we really fell in love and then never saw one another again , it would take us a long time to get over it and forget . |
| 13 | The sea also began to break over us and wash along the decks . |
| 14 | Gabriel watched him go , and prayed for the grass to roll over him and swallow him up , like the Red Sea engulfing the Egyptian charioteers as they chased the Children of Israel . |
| 15 | Waves of sleep then started to wash over me and I dozed fitfully until dawn . |
| 16 | They knew that in another day or two they would not even have to charge the ramparts ; they would merely have to step over them and kill off the garrison as they pleased . |