Example sentences of "over [prep] [art] long " in BNC.

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1 I think it 's all over for a long time .
2 No , Lindsey told herself , as she showered and slipped into a warm towelling robe , it had actually been over for a long time .
3 The sense of great loyalty is apparent , and the waste of life as if the knights dying ‘ man by man ’ are dominoes being knocked over in a long line .
4 After a print run of , say 100 A4 sheets , the printed sheets are then turned over on the long axis , and the same print is made on the reverse .
5 I go over to the long mirror and have a look .
6 After a long time I heard him get up and come over to the long wall , near to where I was sitting listlessly in the arm-chair .
7 Lorimer grinned and beckoned her over to the long windows .
8 Something made me glance over to the long french windows leading to the back verandah , and there she was : Poppy , dressed from head to foot in black .
9 Alexandra went over to the long glass on a mahogany frame that stood in the bow window and looked at herself .
10 Penelope went over to the long mirror to survey the general effect of her dress .
11 She looked over at the long table .
12 This sum is handed over by the long to the short in final settlement .
13 But the couple 's solicitor Con Fernandez said the pair were just skittles waiting to be bowled over by the long arm of the law .
14 But the couple 's solicitor Con Fernandez said the pair were just skittles waiting to be bowled over by the long arm of the law .
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