Example sentences of "was [adv] [adv] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the contrary : emotional attachment to Hitler was rooted in the notion that he represented the ideal of national community and national greatness , that he was leading Germany to greater prosperity , and that , whatever the immediate sacrifices , a bonanza for all was only just over the horizon . |
| 2 | He found this ‘ golden age ’ was always just over the horizon , one generation further back ( see Reading 3 , Chapter 5 ) . |
| 3 | He knew he was bleeding all over the work of art . |
| 4 | The tide was far out over a wide plain of sand but you could see its many colours silvering towards those reaches where sky and horizon misted together . |
| 5 | This time , a breath-test showed he was almost twice over the legal limit , Leicester magistrates heard . |
| 6 | Learner driver James Cook , 19 , was almost twice over the legal limit , was speeding and had no insurance when he crashed into a pub . |
| 7 | ‘ Johnny was completely all over the place by then , ’ Bobby Hunt recalls : ‘ the wit had gone . ’ |