Example sentences of "[to-vb] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A squadron of them moving four abreast in perfect formation , frightened because we 'd put the light on , scampering around trying to jump over the bed and the settee . |
| 2 | Herr Nordern would , yes , although he would no more have refused than he would have tried to jump over the Wall . |
| 3 | You think the fans are going to jump over the fences and grab you . |
| 4 | To jump over the gap between two cells , a nerve impulse has to be translated from electricity to chemicals and back . |
| 5 | Not that ready to jump over the edge yet . ’ |
| 6 | It is theoretically possible for a cow to jump over the moon with something like the same improbability . |
| 7 | The boys were waiting to cross the road here and the horse came down this lane , galloped straight across the road in front of the traffic then onto the pavement , tried to jump over the boys and jumped onto the boys . |
| 8 | Ross Wyndham was all that she had tried so hard to forget — and more : tall , lean , dark and almost painfully attractive , his tanned skin darkened further by the thick black hair , which was swept back like a lion 's mane over his well-shaped head before sweeping down to curl over the top edge of his collar . |
| 9 | Like lemmings , we raced each other to leap over the cliff . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | They tried to leap over the sandbags , but were too slow . |
| 12 | There was a mixture of the formal and the informal about it ; the Keeper of Zoology in the 1810s was wont from time to time to leap over the stuffed animals . |
| 13 | There was little spring in the ancient planks and Miss Barnsdale towered beside the box horse , ready to yank at the arms of any child who did n't manage to leap over the rough leather back first time . |
| 14 | After three years of property slump in the home counties it has never been easier to leap over the Watford Gap by moving from the north to the south . |
| 15 | Allowed my eyes to wander over the whole of it , he wrote , and almost with satisfaction . |
| 16 | As you explore your hand , allow your mind to wander over the significance of all its markings . |
| 17 | To this man he entrusted six wagonloads of treasure , and sent him off to wander over the whole wide world , looking for a twin brother and sister , Stoja and Stojane . |
| 18 | She grows new plants from seed , training things like osteospermum to tumble over the edges of the huge brick tubs built by Peter . |
| 19 | I muttered something about not wanting to trample over the very different memories they must all have of Conor , talked a little about the family 's surprise at finding that their son had such an extensive social and business life . |
| 20 | The Tories want to trample over the workers , particularly through the instrument of unemployment which has already frightened workers into accepting wage cuts such as at Cambuslang . |
| 21 | The problem , as I began to discover over the years , does n't lie with the composer , it lies with the interpreters and what is expected from the interpreters by people who have dubious taste . |
| 22 | More birds , more shufflings , more rings to slip over the pink-grey legs with their webbed feet . |
| 23 | The top layer of fabric tends to slip over the bottom layer while under the pressure foot , so carefully machine the seam over the needles and tacking , following the direction of the nap ( i.e. , the direction in which the pile is lying ) . |
| 24 | The Company has continued to flourish over the years and Edenderry now has a thriving Company Section and Junior Section . |
| 25 | Each gentle breath was exquisitely hushed in these still hours as the light began to glimmer over the arch of heaven , ‘ mid the cloud-wreaths , over the mountains , and on the wide expanse of ocean — ahead , astern , and on either side of us , as we sped towards Lewis . |
| 26 | I had to strain over the table to pick up the words . |
| 27 | Only eh , I 'd like to know over the Christmas period if any little habits surface . |
| 28 | Even in death their lips were curled in a snarl ; their wizened faces and staring , blank eyes seemed to gloat over the evil they had planned . |
| 29 | It was noted that the Phnom Penh regime 's refusal to compromise over the issue of Khmer Rouge involvement in a future Cambodian government derived from a growing belief that a shift in international opinion was under way . |
| 30 | He came to stoop over the trussed man , tested his bonds with a fierce and agonising tug . |