Example sentences of "his [noun] over [art] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | DEFIANT Ted Dexter last night flatly rejected calls for his resignation over the David Gower affair . |
| 2 | Richard ran his fingers over the expensive-looking business card his secretary had just handed to him : ‘ Simon Middleton — Financial Consultant ’ , it read . |
| 3 | He smiled , holding the hollowed column lovingly between his hands and smoothing his fingers over the spiralling pattern of the wu-tu , the ‘ five noxious creatures ’ — toad , scorpion , snake , centipede and gecko — then drew it on , easing himself into its oiled soft-leather innards and fastening its leather straps about his waist . |
| 4 | Howard moves his fingers over the smoothness of the smooth facets , the complex texture of the hatched ones , scarcely able to absorb the pleasure that their alternation gives him . |
| 5 | He avoided Alexei 's eyes , and ran his fingers over the grain of the layers of wood and horn which were compressed between the clamps . |
| 6 | The break lasted twenty minutes ; but it was not a complete break for the horseman for he was still in charge of the horses ; and as they were not feeding they sometimes got restless , especially in the summer-time when the flies worried them and sometimes caused a horse to get his foot over a trace . |
| 7 | He dangled his foot over the drop . |
| 8 | ( GUIL walks half the distance towards the PLAYER , stops with his foot over the coin . ) |
| 9 | Yesterday he kept smiling — first when umpire David Shepherd reversed his decision over a double stumping attempt and soon after when Miandad was adjudged to have been caught and bowled by Chris Lewis . |
| 10 | Tossing his case over the top of it , he scrambled up and dropped lightly down on the other side . |
| 11 | Armstrong also expressed his worry over the inconsistency between benzene-diazo-chloride and benzene-azo-benzene , both with two nitrogen atoms . |
| 12 | There is widespread admiration for the Secretary of State 's persistence in tackling paramilitary terrorism and for his patience over the political talks . |
| 13 | What pleased him , he told me , was that he had made a slow but gradual improvement in his times over the three-day session and Joe Millar , his backer , was also delighted at the methodical , no-nonsense way in which Jeremy was approaching any problem he encountered . |
| 14 | After a cup of cocoa Willie brushed his teeth over an aluminium bowl and then dashed out into the garden to the little wooden outhouse , wearing his mackintosh and a new pair of gumboots while Tom sheltered him with an umbrella . |
| 15 | A REDCAR man struck his son-in-law over the head with a pool cue after his family was subjected to harassment , a court heard . |
| 16 | On 5th March a successful meeting of the Group was held in Glasgow when Mr F. J. Kennedy , Reporter to the Children 's Panel , Glasgow , gave a most interesting and inspired talk on his experience over the last few years . |
| 17 | Then , in a movement so fast that Isabel had to replay it later in her mind to sort everything out , fitzAlan flung his cloak over the drunk on his left and brought his sword slashing through the air to slice through the arm of the man on his right . |
| 18 | By spreading his proposals over the next three years Norman Lamont sent out the message that he was looking ahead and planning for the future , said Mr Wellerd . |
| 19 | When the train started Jasper put his mouth over the tip and realized he could n't light the cigarette because the end was outside . |
| 20 | Gently , he nudged aside the silken folds of her robe , and brushed his mouth over the creamy expanse of her flesh , his tongue dipping lightly to taste the shadowed valley between her breasts . |
| 21 | Wallace made his study over a century before the discovery of the now totally accepted theory of plate tectonics . |
| 22 | Perhaps one should note the care with which the present leader of the party , John Hume , chooses his words over the future of the North . |
| 23 | The boatman tucked up the skirts of his galabeah , hooked his knees over the gunwale and leaned far back over the side . |
| 24 | He also cited his disappointment over a number of recent appointments made by the Prime Minister . |
| 25 | After the vote Etpison expressed his disappointment over the result which he attributed to a weariness towards the issue by the voters , a sentiment apparently underlined by the comparatively low turnout . |
| 26 | Is the Secretary of State aware that millions of people have been hit by the actions of his Department over the past 12 years ? |
| 27 | I have suggested earlier that part of Beccaria 's reputation may have resulted from his glossing over the more unsavoury implications of his views , and the fact that his full programme has never really been put into practice ; but this is not to deny that , in so far as he has been an influence , he has been a relatively benign one . |
| 28 | He dangled his legs over the edge and let his body dry . |
| 29 | Dominic , and swung his legs over the side of the bed . |
| 30 | Holly jack-knifed his legs over the side of the bunk , swung himself down to the floor , dropped his feet beside Adimov 's bunk . |