Example sentences of "over the [noun sg] as [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The man leaned over the bed as if he was going to kiss her . |
| 2 | He fired his pistol in the air and charged over the top as if he were chasing some errant fox . |
| 3 | Margaret pored over the sheet as if they were wedding photographs . |
| 4 | Then he took his hands from the organ and looked all over the keyboard as if to make quite sure that all the keys and stops were there . |
| 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 | Inspector Blakelock half turned away from her and bent his head conspiratorially over the mouthpiece as if listening to a confidence . |
| 7 | Margaret smiled at me over the table as if she had read my mind and was too happy to be anything but amused by the fact . |
| 8 | 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 . |