Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv] over the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Last but by no means least , the Human Rights Sub-Committee under the chairmanship of has done an enormous amount of work on behalf of lawyers in countries where the rule of law remains somewhere over the rainbow . |
| 32 | The reaction that thriller writer Derek Raymond received for his most recent novel , I Was Dora Suarez , was disconcerting in the extreme : his editor vomited all over the fist chapter . |
| 33 | The Forestry Commission at the Royal Showground are very interested in this extra income but have yet to ascertain the extra benefits of limited disease control and the natural organic fertiliser spread evenly over the woodland . |
| 34 | Jackie Gardner takes exhibits to horticultural shows all over the country and the nursery has just picked up a Gold Medal at Chelsea . |
| 35 | ‘ Ca n't read a sodding map , gets his human body splattered all over the street , then takes off without a by your leave or kiss my elbow . |
| 36 | Cissie was kneeling on the rug , her back to the fire and her slim body bent forward over the bath . |
| 37 | Such investigators as Rowntree , A. L. Bowley and L. Chiozza Money demonstrated that the disparity between rich and poor and the proportion of the population living in severe poverty changed little over the period . |
| 38 | WHATEVER breast-beating occurred elsewhere over the outcome of the Waco siege , it was not to be found in Nashville , where the National Rifle Association ( NRA ) has just held its annual meeting . |
| 39 | Rock'n'Roll explodes all over the scene . |
| 40 | Arctic waters show no increased radiation levels from nuclear waste dumped there over the years by Soviet authorities . |
| 41 | Once again , as if the distressed caller knew she was there , that pitiful high-pitched cry floated thinly over the uplands to her , and this time she saw from where and what it came . |
| 42 | And then , as his eye flicked mechanically over the page , it caught something tucked away at the bottom of one of the columns . |
| 43 | But perhaps the most impressive sight of all — if only because most brains , when faced with the sheer galactic enormity of A'Tuin , refuse to believe it — is the endless Rimfall , where the seas of the disc boil ceaselessly over the Edge into space . |
| 44 | She brushed aside a wisp of hair which had slipped down over her face and smiled placatingly at the florid-faced docker leaning forward over the tea-stained counter . |
| 45 | When his eye travelled casually over the man 's shoulder , the reason became clear . |
| 46 | Genetic , sex , and environmental effects are eliminated in each within-twins difference and the mean of the these differences is a good measure of the X-effect even if the average response varies greatly over the twin pairs . |
| 47 | He shows , for instance , that " A branch curved downwards over the water " could have easily occurred in the language of Lok , while " He had very quickly broken off the lowest branches " would be highly deviant . |
| 48 | Furthermore , he proclaimed that he would one day rule again over the Roman Empire , that he would vex dishonest priests , and that he would not cease from battle until the Holy Land was delivered into Christian hands . |
| 49 | The rule does lack conviction when poorly interpreted , as was the case when the umpire at square leg ‘ called ’ Prabhakar at Adelaide after a ball passed just over the batsman as he ducked . |
| 50 | His heart thumped painfully and his hands began to shake again causing the light from the beat lamp to flicker wildly over the gravestones . |
| 51 | Benjamin pointed to the Sea Barque , a narrow tenement three storeys high with a great ale stake tucked under its eaves and a gaudily painted sign hanging tipsily over the battered door . |
| 52 | The ball flies all over the place . |
| 53 | A mist drifted over the marsh as the moon rose slowly over the tower above . |
| 54 | David Phillips ' shot from the right seemed to be well covered by Paul Gerrard until Henry , attempting to clear , only managed to head firmly into the ground , and the ball bounced agonizingly over the stranded Oldham keeper . |
| 55 | This behaviour occurred repeatedly over the next few days , the fish ‘ playing dead ’ every time I returned into their field of vision . |
| 56 | The company sent the editor a gift of a new product , with his name emblazoned all over the top . |
| 57 | I suppose they saw their company name blazoned all over the media . |
| 58 | There was a lovely picture of him on telly last night peering woefully over the fence dressed in snazzy suit . |
| 59 | If the atmosphere is welcoming , then her presence is already there ; but take care that you put a little something back during your time in the house , because the saddest thing of all is to let that warmth dwindle away over the years . |
| 60 | Hydro-Protein Fluid Foundation glides effortlessly over the skin and can be lightly set with a brush of Hydro-Proteine Loose Powder . |