Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun] [adv] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That philosopher , ’ said Scarlet , who seemed to have forgotten about going home , ‘ the one I was telling you about , he used to go galloping after women all over the place when his hair and his teeth were all falling out , and he used to write about the terrific compassion he felt for the human race , and his breath was foul . |
| 2 | and he could n't a job and then , I me I mean , he tried for apprenticeships all over the place and other jobs and he just could n't get one ! |
| 3 | The small tools have come from yards all over the country . |
| 4 | The long , low church is decorated by paintings all over the exterior and interior walls , openings and window frames . |
| 5 | These are some of the 22 species of butterfly which can be seen in abundance all over the farm . |
| 6 | Dataquest Japan forecasts that while the office computer market at $4,600m is currently double the size of the workstation market , the market will decline at 7% annually over the next few years to 1996 , while Unix workstation shipments will grow at 29% a year over the period . |
| 7 | Judging by the results achieved so far it 's likely to be adopted by archaeologists all over the UK . |
| 8 | As early as 1955 a CAB sub-committee was set up by the national committee to consider hire purchase problems as seen by bureaux all over the country and by other voluntary organisations with experience of families in difficulty ; and in addition to recommendations about trade practices , about possible action by local authorities , and other things , which were sent to the appropriate associations or government departments , the deliberations of the committee produced results which were to have an influence on the trend and standing of much CAB work in the future . |
| 9 | The houses were shaded clear against the ground : on the hills he could see the white lines of the new walls they were building like netting all over the high ground ; from the direction of the lake he heard an occasional voice , as sharp as the crack of a pistol . |
| 10 | Gulls travel for miles all over the countryside and the coast collecting their food . |
| 11 | As we have seen , it is probable that pairs of virtual particles — one of matter , one of antimatter — spontaneously pop into existence all over the Universe . |
| 12 | Betsy was lucky she had many friends who relished her company by Old Father Thames , where they all congregated when evening came round , cuddling in clusters all over the ground . |
| 13 | FIVE FUNKY FEMALES between 17 and 18 years into soul/hip hop/house- Enjoy warehouse parties , would seriously love to hear from people all over the place , especially males who would like to show us some good places . |
| 14 | Gone was the flattened-out effect ; a more contoured look was possible with these sticks that could be bought from chemists all over the country . |
| 15 | Adherence to ethnic identities appears to be growing in strength all over the world . |
| 16 | Wine is exported from areas all over the world . |
| 17 | It 's the main ‘ motorway ’ through the city , and there are a dozen or so stalls on the Rialto selling souvenirs — including the painted masks you 'll see on sale all over the city . |
| 18 | He told me that the sacred water was bottled and sold to Irishmen all over the world for its healing powers . |
| 19 | They exhibit at shows all over the country , and the nursery at Woodmancote has become famous for it 's collection . |
| 20 | He sat with a small radar screen in front of him , writing up the small strips that are used by controllers all over the world , strips that have all the different aircraft information on them . |
| 21 | A cheery bing-bong-a new addition , the kind of chime you hear in airports-peals out over the PA system . |
| 22 | They will be affected for the rest of their lives by the kind of diet which is condemned by nutritionists all over the world as likely to lead to a whole variety of illnesses in later life . |
| 23 | Hundreds of thousands of personal pledges received from countries all over the world will be attached to the Tree of Life as a powerful visual expression of the concern of individuals for the state of the Earth and their commitment to protect it . |
| 24 | Offers of help for the Bosnian evacuees have been received from countries all over the world including Britain . |
| 25 | Components were stacked in piles all over the factory floor like the contents of an attic . |
| 26 | Average mothers , with ten children between them , expressing the typical anxiety ( shared with parents all over the world ) what their offspring eat this evening should be good , wholesome and , above all , safe . |
| 27 | With our London office , we are perfectly placed to compete with solicitors all over the country , and , what 's more , we charge less . ’ |
| 28 | Since Ormesby was formed , thanks to a handful of enthusiasts , he has competed in tournaments all over the country . |
| 29 | The period from the building of the first cotton mills up to a restrictive parliamentary act of 1816 was the era of the factory apprentices — pauper children brought from workhouses all over the country to be indentured to misery . |
| 30 | Since I have had my C.B. I have spoken to people all over the country and even spoken to people in Ireland and Germany . |