Example sentences of "over [art] [noun sg] like [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He was over the top like PC Dixon taking out a French terrorist cell . |
| 2 | Narrow-winged , small and compact , they fly powerfully with rapid wing-beats , sometimes planing over the water like hydrofoils ; in hunting they dive and use their wings for propulsion under water , feeding mostly on plankton and small fish ( Nettleship and Birkhead , 1985 ) . |
| 3 | They had an impression of very red cheeks and moist yellow hair smeared over the scalp like egg yolk . |
| 4 | The walls were alive with branches , running over the stone like veins . |
| 5 | all over the floor like ribbons and strings , |
| 6 | In fact , almost everything before seven is business news with men in suits watching over the pound like doctors : ‘ And the latest news from Tokyo — it seems to be a little better . |
| 7 | While people were dreaming dreams and singing songs , and the Evil One and his angels strutted their mastery over the world like cocks in a barnyard , the omnipotent God made the decisive move that was to win the Great Battle for the world . |
| 8 | They climbed over the fence like monkeys while the squire and Gray fired at them . |
| 9 | Men crawled over the area like ants over an anthill , and several small handcarts rolled along here and there . |
| 10 | Maggie knew the source of her own fear : in her anger she had so nearly , so very nearly , launched herself into the air , growling a dragon 's fury , sparks flying not from her eyes but from her mouth , raining blows from above , hovering over the teacher like St Michael over the devil . |
| 11 | All over the place like rabbits . ’ |
| 12 | It was only a club game … sadly no league points to be won but victory over a side like Cardiff can only bring good to Gloucester … they went into the lead with two penalties from martin roberts … |