Example sentences of "and [verb] over a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One night , bumping into the doorway , and stepping over a colleague , I made my way out into the sleet , the toilets all being occupied , and as I crouched , steadying my cheek against the cold planks , I peered through the reeking shadows of Auschwitz and saw that the nearest ruins were fuming more than ever and had even begun to glow . |
| 2 | ‘ They had clashed on the stairs and argued over a girl , ’ said Mr Crigman . |
| 3 | He had , however , proceeded in safety till he came to the Willow Walk , within half a mile of the church , when by a sudden stagger he quitted the path , and passed over a ditch on his right hand . |
| 4 | Four Minor Project schools were selected for closer investigation by the evaluation team and visited over a period of one or two days . |
| 5 | Designed by John Carr of York and built over a period of thirteen years between 1759 and 1772 , its spectacular interior boasts exquisite plasterwork ceilings by the Scottish architect Robert Adam decorated by Angelica Kaufman , Biagio Rebecca and Antonio Zucchi . |
| 6 | Gradually , collaborative writing ( writing in pairs , threes , fours and sustained over a number of sessions ) began to increase . |
| 7 | Break up a little of the white or plain dark chocolate for decorating and melt over a pan of simmering water ( see step 1 ) . |
| 8 | To avoid settlement problems at this location a surcharge embankment was constructed and monitored over a period of 8 months . |
| 9 | What better way to end a dinner party than to relax and linger over a glass of port and a generous chunk of Stilton . |
| 10 | I mean to move on silently escaping , but I crash straight into a trolley , pushed by a bloke looking like one of the heavyweights in a James Bond film , so I leap away at speed as he snarls after me and knock over a pile of bean tins . |
| 11 | His tutorials were always stimulating and ranged over a variety of subjects . |
| 12 | Go left through the trees and climb over a ladder stile . |
| 13 | Funnel crushed food into the tea strainer and shake over a piece of paper |
| 14 | Melt the cooking chocolate and spread over a tray approximately 8 ’ x 12 ’ and leave to set . |
| 15 | A small train , hauled by a tiny steam engine and comprising double-bogied cars carrying three sealed , hissing cauldrons each , trundled slowly by , wheels screeching and clattering over a set of points . |
| 16 | We used to take a basket and trudge over a mile to a huge horse chestnut tree that grew just past Petersfinger on the Southampton Road , its branches stretching right across from side to side . |
| 17 | In both key stages 3 and 4 they should have the opportunity to present an extended piece of work that has been planned , drafted , revised and polished over a period of time . |
| 18 | He turned to go but Talbot stopped him as a seaman entered and handed over a sheet of paper . |
| 19 | They had a routine for it , as most couples do — Annie put the fuel in , Tessa took some paper towels from the dispenser and cleaned the windscreen ; then Tessa went to the pay-window and handed over a credit card as soon as Annie put the pump nozzle back into position . |
| 20 | Weasel turned and grinned expectantly at his companion , who grunted and handed over a coin from his pouch . |
| 21 | He took up the poker and turned over a log carefully . |
| 22 | There are many tests of children 's language which have been developed and marketed over a number of years . |
| 23 | While a kettle boiled she could set a table , light a fire , and watch over a cooking breakfast . |
| 24 | His pupil , D'Eslon , formulated laws under which animal magnetism seemed to operate : it was a universal , continuous fluid , which was subtle in that it had an ebb and flow ; it was concentrated in the human body like a magnet ; and could be accumulated and communicated over a distance . |
| 25 | ’ But those years he would go into his study afterwards with the coffee her mother made , to smoke his pipe and look over a case , and he shut the door . |
| 26 | The contract was awarded in September 1990 and within six weeks CCG had mobilised and handed over a number of buildings to support the construction team on the ‘ Core Site ’ . |
| 27 | However , while the main strings are fixed through the body and pass over a roller on their way to the saddle , the octave strings affix to the back of the bridge . |
| 28 | Christopher , making a grab for the money , lunged and fell into George who fell into the coffee table and knocked over a vase of daisies , drenching the sofa , the carpet and a large part of Mrs Morrison . |
| 29 | The Chapman I knew and observed over a decade and more seemed to me never to have outgrown his background , his appetites , his ambitions or his selfishness . |
| 30 | Joe Selwyn joined the Glosters in 1932 at the age of 18 and spent over a decade in the land of the Raj . |