Example sentences of "[noun pl] from over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The other priests also stood and removed the cowls from over their heads . |
| 2 | He commented : ‘ We were woken up with a jolt when we found out that Spinneys were going to be bought out by some ‘ jocks from over the border ’ . |
| 3 | You know what I mean : people expect you to talk about dark strangers from over the water and golden fortunes coming their way . |
| 4 | The fringe flapped in the little wind , and eddies from over the field brought the resinous warmth of the dying fires and another powdering of silvery ash mixed with charcoal . |
| 5 | I had seen that look somewhere before , and memory suggested two pictures : one was from an old history book and showed Marie Antoinette on her way to the guillotine — ‘ The Queen went forth , stately and calm ’ ; , the other ( ‘ Tales from over the Border ’ ) showed a beautiful girl withdrawing modestly while a Highland chief petitioned her father for her hand in marriage . |
| 6 | The Medes from over the way were joining in , perhaps , or the dreadful Throckmorton brothers from Number Thirteen . |
| 7 | Published in association with The British Council , and with IATEFL , the ELT Journal provides a truly international forum for the exchange of ideas and information , with contributors and subscribers from over one hundred countries . |
| 8 | We got those letters from over an old shop . |