Example sentences of "was over and [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All too soon it was over and we left feeling we had just scratched the surface of this fascinating Republic . |
| 2 | This fantasy was so vivid to her that she would even rehearse this line out loud , looking at herself in her mirror as she smoked the last cigarette of the night , after she 'd taken her face off , after all the noise was over and we 'd all gone home . |
| 3 | But in that moment , the fight was over and we had won . |
| 4 | Finally the ordeal was over and they could escape the tent . |
| 5 | All too soon as far as Maggie was concerned the waltz was over and they were clapping the band . |
| 6 | Once the funeral was over and they were back in the parlour of the cosy farmhouse , the atmosphere lightened and Victoria was passed from group to group , chattering like an enchanting little doll . |
| 7 | The time to start worrying , she supposed , was when the war was over and they were all sent home-for where was home , now ? |
| 8 | Both men loved Dartmoor , never happier than when the London season was over and they could return to the remote places which they had shared since childhood . |
| 9 | Almost before we 'd begun to really talk , visiting time was over and they were ringing the bell for everyone to leave . |
| 10 | The senior team 's rebuilding period was over and they once again looked a force to be reckoned with . |
| 11 | When it was over and they climbed from the cars Danny needed a considerable amount of calming as his excitement seemed to have reached a peak . |
| 12 | The war was over and she was afraid . |
| 13 | Mr Browning coming in at that very moment ran to his wife 's side and all but hauled her out of the bed in order to get her upright — in a moment , the convulsion was over and she sank back quite exhausted and drained . |
| 14 | It was over and she had done it . |
| 15 | I must have brushed my back against her breasts , but then the touch of her was over and she shouted , ‘ How about lunch ? ’ |
| 16 | All day this shadow grew in her mind and by the time school was over and she was running along the railway line , it seemed to be running behind her like some dark , winged creature . |
| 17 | Her irritation was over and she was prepared to bestow a smile on him . |
| 18 | The sooner the business fair was over and she could fly back to London , the better she 'd sleep at nights … |
| 19 | She did n't see David again until late afternoon when her shift was over and she joined the group from Conway House in the swimming-pool . |
| 20 | PAKISTAN 'S army chief pledged yesterday that the day of military coups there was over and he sought no role in government . |
| 21 | Then , within seconds , it was over and he was sauntering around the room pouring the almost clear liquid into the guests ' glasses like an insouciant Greek waiter . |
| 22 | By 1933 his career was over and he was broke and an alcoholic . |
| 23 | It was over and he was undressed when the knock came on his door . |
| 24 | Later , when like a waking nightmare , the business was over and he was once again sitting in the cab , Mr Beecham leant towards him and said , ‘ If you will excuse us we will be returning straight to Newcastle , ’ and paused before adding , ‘ Sir Joseph , ’ which remark drew the young man 's attention to him . |
| 25 | The storm was over and he regarded that as a good omen . |
| 26 | It was noticed , too , that he had taken the precaution of having some shoes with built-up heels made , so that when the ceremony was over and he took his wife 's arm to move slowly down the aisle , he appeared to be the same height as her , or very nearly . |
| 27 | He 'd be glad when this was over and he could settle down to enjoy himself again . |
| 28 | Charles found it a strain and was relieved when the meal was over and he felt he could decently leave . |
| 29 | She must n't let her out of her sight , not until Tommaso 's leave was over and he was safely back in Caserta . |
| 30 | Oh , yes , she had recognised the sexual awareness that was the dark other side of Luke 's hostility — and had tried to ignore it , but it was impossible to go on pretending it did n't exist now that the preliminary skirmishing was over and he was referring to it openly . |