Example sentences of "[vb past] over the [noun sg] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are examined with the intention of establishing a ‘ vocabulary ’ of Unionism and to chart how it changed over the period as a whole . |
| 2 | Margaret pored over the sheet as if they were wedding photographs . |
| 3 | She went into the dining-room , where the tea was set , and she looked over the table as if there she would find something missing . |
| 4 | A cloud far smaller than a man 's hand peeped over the horizon as March began . |
| 5 | On shore the remaining sheep were released with their new stud ram , whereupon they scattered over the grazing as if nothing had ever disturbed their tranquillity . |
| 6 | The rise in the share of transfers ( pensions , dole , etc. ) also probably took the form ( as it did over the period as a whole ; see chapter 9 ) of an extension of coverage of schemes rather than of a growth in real value in excess of productivity . |