Example sentences of "[adv prt] and over [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was sticky with mud , and my mind kept going over and over the extraordinary events of the afternoon and evening . |
| 2 | Over and over the one phrase would go . |
| 3 | She went over and over the last time she had seen him . |
| 4 | At first there was a lack of trust between us : I thought they were not trying hard enough as we went over and over the same issues ; they thought I was trying to take over . |
| 5 | This sometimes takes the form of one or more anticipatory subordinate clauses before the verb of the main ( superordinate ) clause , as in this section of ( 2 ) : " and , at once pressing and gliding , repeated over and over The common occurrence of parenthetic structures can also be noted : " somewhat grimly " ( 6 ) ; " tapping her left side familiarly " ( 9 ) ; " then at Nice " ( 11 ) . |
| 6 | It was n't until later , when Robyn heard Anne 's key in the lock , that she realised just how long she had been staring into space , miserably going over and over the disastrous weekend , in a futile attempt to try and put it all back into some sort of perspective . |
| 7 | Adam was thrown forward , up and over the shattered windscreen and on to the bonnet . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , ’ says Howard , ‘ I think they might be quite interested in the way we 're bringing up great sedimentary land masses from the south , and driving them up and over the geosynclinal rocks in their path . ’ |
| 9 | This grows gradually more difficult and strenuous until a final wild swing out and over a jammed block deposits the leader in a superb eyrie behind a tottering pinnacle . |
| 10 | ‘ You first tucked up your skirts between your legs and you danced backwards and forwards , round and about and over a lighted candlestick . |