Example sentences of "his [noun pl] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Richard ran his fingers over the expensive-looking business card his secretary had just handed to him : ‘ Simon Middleton — Financial Consultant ’ , it read . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The boatman tucked up the skirts of his galabeah , hooked his knees over the gunwale and leaned far back over the side . |
| 10 | He dangled his legs over the edge and let his body dry . |
| 11 | Dominic , and swung his legs over the side of the bed . |
| 12 | Holly jack-knifed his legs over the side of the bunk , swung himself down to the floor , dropped his feet beside Adimov 's bunk . |
| 13 | ‘ Perhaps I 'm doing you an injustice , ’ he said , swinging his legs over the side of the bed , his back to her . |
| 14 | He swung his legs over the side of the bed and stood up abruptly , reaching for his clothes . |
| 15 | He sits up , his legs over the side of the bed , his back to her . |
| 16 | Steve flopped back on to the sofa , his legs over the arm , cradling the glass of champagne in two hands . |
| 17 | Stacey found her father , a 47-year old roofing worker , slouched in an armchair with his legs over the arm . |
| 18 | Once he stood , a cooking pan in one hand , with tears in his eyes over the sadness of Byron 's life . |
| 19 | With the relaxed detachment of a man who has an implicit trust in his technology , Vologsky cast his eyes over the bewildering array of instruments which made up the control panel , taking note of the few facts he actually needed to know . |
| 20 | He ran his eyes over the figures seated at the tables outside the pavement café and a twinge of fear ran through him . |
| 21 | Yet nothing , it seemed , could halt the flow of adrenalin that surged upwards or the flush of awareness that overwhelmed her as he cast his eyes over the carefully laid table , the food and , lastly , herself . |
| 22 | They 've even invited Michael Heseltine , care of Spitting Image , to cast his eyes over the exhibition . |
| 23 | A crank in the 1960s , his worries over the wholesomeness of water would put him in much better company today . |
| 24 | I could n't agree more with those who 've been praising Newsome for his performances over the Christmas games . |
| 25 | Despite Mooney 's involvement in Sunderland 's final League games of the season , Crosby is prepared to cut his losses over the Irish B international signed for £225,000 from Preston by Denis Smith . |
| 26 | Despite Mooney 's involvement in Sunderland 's final League games of the season , Crosby is prepared to cut his losses over the Irish B international signed for £225,000 from Preston by Denis Smith . |
| 27 | Straining his ears over the slight sounds of their careful progress for any alien noises in the night , Grant found his thoughts increasingly filled with unsettling images of leaping dark shapes and gleaming fangs . |
| 28 | Councillor Rosie also voiced his concerns over the treatment of the W family , eight members of which had been held in care since November 1990 , at enormous cost to Orkney . |
| 29 | Those things she knew about Gus Hambro which did not fit into this picture , such as his manipulations over the room at the inn , she did not care to mention to anyone until she herself understood them better . |
| 30 | Rattle his bones over the stones : |