Example sentences of "over and [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Solemn and with sullen eyes they kept their regard apart , but for a short while , perhaps inadvertently their gaze crossed over and fixed on the other mounting the hill .
2 He went over and banged on the panel so hard that his knuckles hurt — even so , he knew that he 'd be lucky if he were heard .
3 It simply flipped over and died in nothingness .
4 If the general strike had lasted , we could have took over , but er Jimmy stepped in and er he was the er he was the er general secretary of the N U R , National Union of Railwaymen , and er he stepped in and persuaded the government to more or less step in and take over and arbitrate with the miners .
5 She stood on the stool and reached up to replace it , and when she stood back down again she bent over and whispered to me , ‘ That 's a bad omen , luv .
6 The thin figure leaned over and whispered in the sleeper 's ear .
7 A courtier leaned over and whispered in my ear .
8 My sadness over and fear for Jordi would not go away .
9 Fifteen miles south of Garberville my eyes began to close and I pulled over and slept for half an hour .
10 It was one of those old-established inns tucked away into the side-streets of London that have somehow avoided being bought over and sanitized by the big chains , an ivy-covered twenty-room place with panelling and bay-windows and a fire blazing in the brick hearth of a reception area furnished in rugs over uneven boards .
11 He moved over and stared into Bernice 's eyes .
12 He turned over and stared at the sky .
13 Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down slightly , 15 times.Relax the leg , then roll over and repeat on the other side .
14 Roll over and repeat on the other side .
15 Relax the leg by bringing the knee close to the chest , then roll over and repeat on the other side .
16 Repeat 15 times , then roll over and repeat on the other side .
17 Roll over and repeat on the other side .
18 Relax the leg , then roll over and repeat on the other side .
19 Relax the leg , roll over and repeat on the other side .
20 Roll over and repeat on the other side , then repeat again on both sides .
21 Roll over and repeat on the other side .
22 Roll over and repeat on the other side .
23 Repeat as many times as you can , comfortably , then roll over and repeat on the other side .
24 Roll over and repeat with the other leg .
25 When the drill point is just through , turn the mirror over and drill from the other side .
26 7 weeks ago , a fight with two men and a teenage girl in his home town of Banbury , allegedly ended with him being run over and dragged under a car for a quarter of a mile .
27 She saw it wobble , then it tilted , then it toppled right over and fell with a tinkle on to the table-top not twelve inches from Miss Honey 's folded arms .
28 The fire gave a sudden crackle and the top log rolled over and fell into the hearth .
29 But once she was on a downward incline she could only run faster and faster , squawking with fury as she lost her balance , till she tripped over and fell in a tumble of feathers and feet .
30 After the suspender belt , suspender welt and foot had been cut off , the stocking was tied round the head and the hair rolled over and tucked into a v shape .
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