Example sentences of "[coord] [adj] over the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | United States efforts to broker a Middle East peace plan floundered in March when Israel 's national unity coalition collapsed under the pressure of differences between Likud and Labour over the country 's Palestinian policy . |
| 2 | hundred and odd over the top , so it 's gon na be doubled that |
| 3 | By the time the demo was over I was nearly nauseous at the presumptuousness of these notions and despondent over the lack of scepticism in the room . |
| 4 | She grabbed Steve 's sleeve , their eyes in unison watched the ball sail through the air and high over the net . |
| 5 | And then the tables faded away , and the music shook me , and I forgot where I was in the joy of raising my voice above the talk and the traffic and the whole street and high over the awning into the sky , with nothing but strummed chords on the guitar for company . |
| 6 | Spoon the mixture over the fruit and smooth over the surface . |
| 7 | Press it down lightly and smooth over the top with a palette knife . |
| 8 | A chin I could write a prelude about firm and fine over the symphony of your neck . |
| 9 | In 1938 Lewis took a job in a Welsh secondary school , but could see the shadow of war approaching and worried over the problem of pacifism : ‘ I have a deep sort of fatalist feeling that I 'll go . |
| 10 | One of her arms lies outside the covers , hanging out pale and naked over the edge of the bed . |
| 11 | And such is the ruthlessness of authority here , that they were hunted out even from these rude shelters and scattered far and wide over the country . |
| 12 | Far and wide over the common-grazing 's green undulations the encampments spread , colourful tents and pavilions erected for the lords , chiefs and great ones , banners fluttering in the October breeze , cooking-fires smoking , horse-lines being watered , smiths busy shoeing and beating out iron for spear and axe heads , troops and squadrons practising formation riding , infantry deploying to form squares , hedgehogs and wheelings-in-line , trumpets and horns sounding , captains shouting commands — and half the citizenry and dogs of Edinburgh out to watch and add to the din . |
| 13 | Down their flanks and branching over the head , runs a line with a slightly different texture from the rest of the body . |
| 14 | London Weather Centre predicted that it would be warmer but wet over the weekend . |