Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] over his [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said , ‘ What ? ’ and tried to look over his shoulder , as if not sure who was there . |
| 2 | Farag tried to look over his shoulder . |
| 3 | After a couple of hours she stopped scowling over his fluid-intake . |
| 4 | If a woman has lived with a man for over fifty years , why should she be expected to get over his death in a week ? |
| 5 | His face burnt like a brand As the black cascade of perfume came tumbling over his breast ; And he kissed its waves in the moonlight , |
| 6 | Harry 's own half-formed suspicions tended to focus on him because Clare Mallender had been seen mooning over his photograph at the Skein of Geese two weeks before her death . |
| 7 | When he 'd been appointed a Minister he 'd handed over his parcel of shares to his wife , Leonora . |
| 8 | Destined to take over his father 's cattle station , he quickly defected and headed for Point Cook — the RAAF " Cranwell " — but not before several obstacles , which might have deterred many a lesser lad , had been overcome . |
| 9 | José Cespedes Zarza was sworn in as Commander of the Air Force on Nov. 20 in succession to Gen. Dionisio Cabello , who was reported to be under arrest for refusing to hand over his post . |
| 10 | Holly finding that his packet had not been taken , retrieving it , hurrying away , and frightened to look over his shoulder and check whether he was under surveillance . |
| 11 | Merrill did n't hear the rest as he hurried away , before half turning to fling over his shoulder , apparently as an afterthought , ‘ Three minutes , Miss Stanton , and I 'll be with you . ’ |
| 12 | Rostov wondered how long the conversation was going to continue over his head . |
| 13 | He turned to look over his shoulder . |
| 14 | And suddenly he was visited by a brief vision of a young man hurrying down a narrow woodland path on a dark night , in drizzling rain , a dun-coloured cloak on him , its hood drawn close over his head . |
| 15 | Before it came shoulder-high , Thorfinn killed him and saw him drop bleeding over his friend . |
| 16 | He was unshaven , and his stomach was beginning to protrude over his belt , but there were still traces of the fine , athletic figure and well-cut features that she had married seven years ago . |
| 17 | Daak started looking over his shoulder towards the weapons platform . |
| 18 | She expected him to keep looking over his shoulder to make sure that all the fuss was not intended for the man behind . |
| 19 | Now Bubble , who had n't had much time to reflect on his England-experience , was obviously starting to think over his position . |
| 20 | In fact he admits that art seems to take over his life at times . |
| 21 | Postal worker Keith , from Chelmsford , Essex , refused to hand over his wallet , and the thugs moved towards Anne . |
| 22 | A ROBBER armed with a knife fled empty-handed after the cabby he was threatening refused to hand over his cash . |
| 23 | The images of the dead bodies in the streets kept taking over his mind and seeping into his everyday thoughts . |
| 24 | He managed to glance over his shoulder , see Ace and Defries , and lift his left arm in greeting . |
| 25 | He succeeded in producing the first development plan for Athens since it was liberated from the Turks , but in 1984 he was forced to resign over his proposal for establishing a green belt by bulldozing illegal slums in the suburbs . |
| 26 | Her husband may have died soon after 1649 , for in the early 1650s Katherine appears to have taken over his haberdashery business . |
| 27 | It was as if the hunt for Lucy Ashdown had spread to take over his world from one horizon to the other and everything else , every essential concern and unanswered question , had been crowded out at the edges . |
| 28 | Lewis believes Bowe will try to avoid the mandatory defence against him ordered by the WBC — even though the American will be forced to hand over his title . |
| 29 | The victim was forced to hand over his watch to the youths , who spoke with southern accents . |
| 30 | In the Potteries a prosperous general dealer in china and earthenware had handed over his business to his sons , who subsequently let the business collapse : his grandson remembered him ‘ sitting in the sunshine … just below the house which was once his own. , More successful in his retirement was a London coal merchant who provides the single instance of the complete change of life and place which today is a widespread ideal for retirement . |