Example sentences of "a [noun sg] [conj] [verb] above " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sheep often use gravity to increase the force of their attack : a male that stands above another on a hillside is at a distinct advantage ; he can drop on to his opponent using the full weight of his body . |
| 2 | They ought to make it so that they do n't have a car that goes above twenty five mile an hour I reckon ! |
| 3 | Similarly , part of a room that projected above ground level into the property conveyed has been held to pass in the conveyance ( Laybourn v Gridley [ 1892 ] 2 Ch 53 ) . |
| 4 | The sea was covered with a mist that hovered above its surface , like a cloud . |
| 5 | It shows the crowned and richly robed Christ smiling beneficently as he hovers orant against a cross that floats above a Eucharistic chalice . |