Example sentences of "[verb] over [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Again for sweaters , little crescent moons and stars scattered over the fabric makes a very pretty design , as does one big intarsia crescent moon which again can be classically simple or fun with a face on it . |
| 32 | While a large number of the items taken from Germany are held in special State-run storage facilities and are easy to work with , the majority of works removed from Russia were scattered over the world in the post-war period ’ . |
| 33 | Yarrell is publishing the British birds quarto size — and about one thousand other niny tiny Works are in progress to assist in the mass of confusion already scattered over the World . ’ |
| 34 | Excursions all around the Vorarlberg are worthwhile to see all the fantastic scenery , and the many ancient villages , castles and churches scattered over the countryside . |
| 35 | ‘ Then she flew high over the site of Callanish above the men and the fallen bodies of her kind which were scattered over the site . |
| 36 | The old bricks were still scattered over the foreshore . |
| 37 | I replied that we were studying and writing , a fact that was obvious from the books , dictionaries and papers scattered over the table and the bed . |
| 38 | Without uttering a word , fitzAlan jerked Isabel roughly forward , at the same time riffling through the parchments scattered over the table . |
| 39 | I do n't know whether this is optional … is ‘ being severed in two , bowels turned to ashes and these ashes scattered over the face of the earth . ’ |
| 40 | ‘ The average number of vehicles passed through the shops for repairs annually is 8,100 … . there are 3,200 employed at Wolverton , while outside we have 2,000 at Crewe , Carlisle and Willesden , and scattered over the line ’ . |
| 41 | Ancient castles , burial chambers , ruins and churches are scattered over the area , highlighting the rich cultural heritage and providing a contrast to the golden sands , estuaries and wooded valleys . |
| 42 | A couple of handfuls scattered over the area surrounding the sett , an hour or two before dusk , will often convince the resident brocks that it 's worth staying a while longer before going off to forage . |
| 43 | haphazardly scattered over the earth , |
| 44 | He has one of them , the remaining four having been scattered over the planet for security . |
| 45 | Finally a sheer mountain of a wave smashed over the raft with a furious roar and swept it further on to the reef away from the pounding terror . |
| 46 | Much modified over the war years , in 1944 a much refined and altered version emerged as the Yak–18 which continued the successful line for many more years . |
| 47 | The ground was soft and squelchy when she got out of the car , and she felt mud oozing over the top of her shoes . |
| 48 | ‘ Reversionary ’ bonus is added over the term of the policy and once added becomes part of the guaranteed benefits and can not be taken away by Clerical Medical provided the policy is maintained in full force until the end of the term . |
| 49 | ‘ Reversionary ’ bonus is added over the term of the policy and once added becomes part of the guaranteed benefits and can not be taken away by Clerical Medical provided the policy is maintained in full force until the end of the term . |
| 50 | The tiny beam of light flickered over the telephone — and back . |
| 51 | His hands flickered over the console and brought up the weapons display . |
| 52 | It is a psychologically unrewarding task for the person soliciting over the telephone , and this is reflected in the vernacular term applied to the location from which such solicitation takes place — ‘ the boiler room ’ . |
| 53 | You decide to leap over the convent wall and hightail it to England to a new life , and you have the wit to do it on early closing day . ’ |
| 54 | Like lemmings , we raced each other to leap over the cliff . |
| 55 | " We 've come over the heather , " he said . |
| 56 | One of the semi-independent Chinese generals had come over the border from China and encamped not far from Myitkyina . |
| 57 | It indicates the change that has come over the world . |
| 58 | We can now account moreover for the observation made by Poutsma ( 1923 : 41 ) that a perfect infinitive is always preceded by to when used with a verb of perception : ( 50 ) Mr Lorry observed a great change to have come over the doctor ( and not *observed a great change have come over the doctor ) . |
| 59 | We can now account moreover for the observation made by Poutsma ( 1923 : 41 ) that a perfect infinitive is always preceded by to when used with a verb of perception : ( 50 ) Mr Lorry observed a great change to have come over the doctor ( and not *observed a great change have come over the doctor ) . |
| 60 | A funeral silence had come over the gathering . |