Example sentences of "[vb past] down over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later , as the aircraft swooped down over many of the fields that were so familiar to me in my detecting rambles around the countryside , I soon realised that the weather had taken its toll on the cropmarks . |
| 2 | All at once she became achingly aware of the thinness of the cotton shirt that skimmed down over her thighs , the way the deep V where she had left it unbuttoned at the neck gave glimpses of the top curve of her breasts , and she immediately backed away . |
| 3 | Werner was in his late forties with a short , stocky physique , thinning brown hair and a neatly trimmed russet moustache that tapered down over the corners of his mouth . |
| 4 | The dark , lazy appraisal moved down over the jut of her breasts beneath the soft material , and she shivered involuntarily , despite the warm night . |
| 5 | Bakhramov 's opinion that an extra-time shot by Geoff Hurst had hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced down over the goal-line prompted Swiss referee Gottfried Dienst to allow the goal which gave England a 3–2 lead . |
| 6 | His brows , which were sandy , drew down over his plummy nose . |
| 7 | As she bent down over the fire , her nose-ring and the silver coins of her necklace glinted fiercely . |
| 8 | She spoke very seriously , not joking at all , and her eyelids dropped down over her weirdly magnified eyes , thinking about trying , how she had tried , how she still tried to make her pony , Midnight , win . |
| 9 | His dead weight pulled the curtain rail from its mounting and the thick material cascaded down over his corpse , providing it with a ready-made shroud . |
| 10 | His raving was suddenly choked off in a fit of agonised coughing by the stinging , acrid fumes of the gasoline which cascaded down over his head and shoulders , as Curtis upended the almost empty can and poured the dregs down over him . |
| 11 | When the verdict came down over the radio earlier that afternoon , I thought it had to be some kind of misunderstanding — a joke . |
| 12 | He envisaged a slight girl with a tender face and dark , tumbling hair , wearing a pair of borrowed pyjamas which came down over her hands and feet … |
| 13 | A shutter came down over his eyes and she had the sensation of having had a door slam very firmly in her face . |
| 14 | The old familiar shutters came down over his gaze . |
| 15 | The night came down over Bryn Glas , and the remnant of the Mortimer forces crept out of hiding , salvaged what they could , and made lamely for home with their wounds and their disgrace . |
| 16 | Furiously she began gathering them up , two spots of colour highlighting her cheeks as his hands came down over hers . |
| 17 | Tomorrow , May 21 , at a few minutes before six in the evening it will be precisely half a century since Wellington DV841 came down over the County Durham village of Roddymoor . |
| 18 | Sarah Hare , the youngest daughter of Sir Thomas and Lady Elizabeth Hare of Stow Bardolph , Norfolk , was very specific regarding the simplicity of her grave-clothes and coffin , making her wishes abundantly clear in her will of 1743 : ‘ … my coffin to be made of the best Elm lin 'd with a thinn lead with a flap of lead sawder 'd down over me , not to have a nail or any ornament that is not absolutely necessary , except a plate with my coat of arms and with this inscription : They that humble themselves shall be Exalted . ’ |
| 19 | Stepping back , Curtis waited till the racking coughing fit ended in a sudden gush of bright red blood , which spilled down over the dying killer 's slack lower jaw . |
| 20 | Lee watched the policeman 's back as he walked away from her and saw Rokeya , her crimson lipstick smeared down over her chin , her navy robe ruffled and gold-trimmed , her eyes watering involuntarily . |
| 21 | The majority of German castles had their own private armouries , handed down over generations , which contained sporting weapons for the use of the family , their retainers and their guests . |
| 22 | He giggled girlishly , as if he were contemplating some impromptu lobotomies , and the beard , which flowed down over the steering wheel , rustled suggestively in the hollow socket of the speedometer . |
| 23 | And , just as the fine-needle spray of water flowed down over her shaking figure , so all sense and caution drained away from her dazed mind . |
| 24 | Two small white beds , the sheets turned down over quilted satin eiderdowns . |
| 25 | The feathers of its tail , shiny strips of shot-silk in blue , black , green and russet , drooped down over the dark folds of Kalchu 's sleeve . |
| 26 | For the benefit of the conductor , a short length of cord was spliced on and hung down over each doorway . |
| 27 | The man looking down at her wore an imposing set of whiskers , a grey beard hung down over his brightly coloured waistcoat and thick , waving grey hair sprouted back from his forehead , giving him the look of an ageing lion . |
| 28 | A one-piece suit also has the added advantage of keeping your pullovers pulled down over your back , leaving no gaps for the cold air to creep in . |
| 29 | Propped up in bed to ease her breathing , her nightcap pulled down over her ears , Aunt Sarah seemed to have shrunk inside the shawls which had been heaped upon her against the chill of the room . |
| 30 | Despite the hat pulled down over her face , below , the smile is unmistakable . |