Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] [noun sg] [adv] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE expression is solemn , the lines of age etched deeper by the traumas which have torn her family apart over the past year . |
| 2 | Henry cast his mind back over the evening . |
| 3 | He cast his eye expertly over the bandage on Charles ' arm . |
| 4 | Graeme 's other option is to move his back foot back and across towards the off stump , but at the same time keeping his head forward over the perpendicular with the front knee . |
| 5 | Inspector Blakelock half turned away from her and bent his head conspiratorially over the mouthpiece as if listening to a confidence . |
| 6 | The CARAT ( Cargo Agents Reservation and Air Waybill issuance and Tracking system ) is now on-line to nearly 100 of British Airways ' freight forwarding customers , enabling them to book shipments and track their cargo all over the world without needing to pick a telephone . |
| 7 | He had not got out immediately , but sat and watched the broad Welshman and his wife pick their way carefully over the already frosted surface towards the club-house . |
| 8 | And when , five minutes later , they made their way cautiously over the humpy grass into the heart of the ruins there was no one and nothing to be seen . |
| 9 | So she was surprised , and vaguely annoyed , to see Sandra Bamfield picking her way cautiously over the large rocks that had to be scaled to get to the privacy of this particular beach . |
| 10 | He did not move , but his hand sought hers and he brought the soft fingers to his lips , mouthing them gently , one by one , turning her palm up to press a kiss inside it , passing his tongue lightly over the pink tips , so passive in his grasp . |
| 11 | It does n't hurt because it 's pulled off so quickly , and when we pull it off , we put our finger straight over the area and it takes the sting away . |
| 12 | By continuing on the diet plan the indiscretion will work its way out over the next day or two . |
| 13 | As he trotted his horse forward over the intervening space Lieutenant Stapleton noticed two giant white faces smiling at him with understanding and compassion . |
| 14 | I heard him say à bientôt to him , and saw him run his hand gently over the man 's arm . |
| 15 | Alexandra sat in front of her mirror in her new cream silk gown while Lyddy folded her hair carefully over the pads . |
| 16 | ‘ She was a lively piece , from what I hear — flying her kite all over the place . |
| 17 | There was one girl there today , she was about fifteen or seventeen and she had to put her coat on over the top of the gown because it was |
| 18 | She had unwittingly touched a nerve , sending his memory back over the years , to when he was a young man . |
| 19 | Then , when it is ridden in the show ring , or it sees something possibly threatening , its anxiety peaks — it promptly stands on its hind legs or pulls its tongue back over the bit . |
| 20 | She placed her hand lightly over the rose , her eyes meeting his with an answering depth of emotion . |
| 21 | This feature encourages water that finds its way aboard over the weatherside to slip round behind the after coaming and exit over the lee quarter . |
| 22 | Running her mind quickly over the events of the week just passed , she could n't think of anything she had done wrong , and Tom Russell was not the kind of doctor who made mountains out of molehills where nursing procedure was concerned . |
| 23 | He gazed at the throat wounds with extraordinary concentration , but made no move to touch the body except to run his hand lightly over the back of the head , like a caress . |
| 24 | He touched her arm and then her cheek , running his thumb gently over the fading bruises . |
| 25 | The way he stood , I remarked to the Reverend Feather , the way he bowed his head down over the loss of your mother , Stephen . |
| 26 | Water and feed your plant regularly over the summer and check regularly for aphid pests . |
| 27 | Jessamy slowly walked forward and rubbed her hand gently over the rough surface of the nearest stone . |
| 28 | Doggedly she kept her head down over the jewel-coloured designs , trying to concentrate , but after another few seconds she gave up and laid down her pen with elaborate resignation . |
| 29 | " Even in our country it changes its name all over the place . |
| 30 | Exercise 9–3 Consider a model where people live for at most three periods and plan to spread their consumption equally over the three periods . |