Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] a [adj] [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Give me a chance to put it right , ’ he murmured , and at the same time his fingers traced a delicate pattern over the inner skin of her wrists as he lightly caught hold of her and drew her closer . |
| 2 | They were both standing very still and the snow built a lace-like pattern over them . |
| 3 | WASIM AKRAM claimed a hat-trick and opener Saeed Anwar hit 135 as Pakistan scored a 94-run win over a Northern Territory Invitation XI in Alice Springs yesterday . |
| 4 | Pakistan scored a one-run victory over a West Australian Invitation XI in the opening match of their Australian tour . |
| 5 | Once Tam darted a terrified glance over his shoulder and saw Kim sprawled across the writing-table ; white faced and trembling from head to toe , he had his eyes closed and his fists were clenched tight as he summoned up every last ounce of courage in his eleven-year-old body to endure his father 's beating without weeping or crying out . |
| 6 | A powerful Japan could work either for or against South Korea ; so long as the United States exercised a controlling influence over Japan , it would work for rather than against South Korea . |
| 7 | Mr Hollins rubbed a large hand over his large face . |
| 8 | In this respect , the northwestern provinces possessed a distinct advantage over the Mediterranean regions ; here there was an abundance of navigable rivers , while Britain in particular had easy access to coastal transport . |
| 9 | In a re-run of their 1992 inaugural golf match XEU Control/Commercial had a narrow victory over Andersen Consulting to square the series . |
| 10 | Three times winners Corals of Crosby had a 3–1 win over Cherryfield of Kirkby with Ronnie Croston clinching the match in the deciding fourth frame with a break of 38 . |
| 11 | Three times winners Corals of Crosby had a 3–1 win over Cherryfield of Kirkby , with Ronnie Croston clinching the match in the deciding fourth frame with a break of 38 , while Gary Smith of Civic had the best session break with a 39 . |
| 12 | Keith Taylor from Bangor added a 27-14 win over Simon Scott , Gary McElroy beat Andrew Forest 25-18 , Clifford Dennison from Dunbarton edged out Willie Watson 19-17 and Portadown 's Andrew Hughes beat Colin Mitchell 23-16 . |
| 13 | Hawarden Park scored a 76-run victory over bottom of the table Chirk . |
| 14 | On 14 February 1961 , the day after news of Lumumba 's death was released , Nkrumah made a long broadcast over Ghanaian radio . |
| 15 | Cornelius made a bitter face over his steak sandwich . |
| 16 | After combining with Gary Millard at a short corner , May lifted a high cross over a crowded goalmouth and Steve Harris stormed in on the far post to hit a great first-time shot into the opposite corner . |
| 17 | Gould assumed a superior status over his fellow naturalist , not only as his employer but as a new member of the middle-classes . |
| 18 | Stockwell hustled into the penalty area on his own but Ironside was off his line quickly and Stockwell hit a hurried shot over the bar . |
| 19 | Limavady also booked a place in the next round with a victory over Ballymena while Eglinton beat Bangor and Strabane recorded a magnificent win over Lisburn . |
| 20 | AT the end of an exciting morning 's play in which all three foursomes matches went to the final green , England established a one-point lead over Ireland on the second day of the Women 's Home international golf championship 's at Hermitage . |
| 21 | Barnes reached a long arm over the ridge of fallen soil that remained in the mouth of the hole , and groped experimentally around within . |
| 22 | Then , England managed a third victory over South Africa . |
| 23 | The girl gave a worried glance over her shoulder , as if she might find the dinner guests all crowded inside the room with them . |
| 24 | The girl had a black balaclava over her head , and her hands were handcuffed in front of her . |
| 25 | Cell yields in successful reaggregate cultures showed a 2–5-fold increase over the lymphoid cell number added at the start of the culture . |
| 26 | Although Winchelsey was a leading figure in political opposition to the crown in 1297 and in 1310–11 , his influence on the two occasions differed , for whereas in 1297 both clergy and laity shared a common grievance over taxation , this was not so in 1310–11 . |
| 27 | Her gran 's lips disappeared in a cat 's cradle of lines , her etched brow crumpled a tangled web over her eyes . |
| 28 | The lecturer was convinced of the incorrectness or injustice of this opinion ; in his view the explanation of Turner 's beginning in middle age to paint what we think of as ‘ Turners ’ was that the crystalline lens of his eyes became rather dim when he was about fifty-five , ‘ and dispersed the light more strongly , and in consequence threw a bluish mist over illuminated objects ’ . |
| 29 | President Fernando Collor de Mello faced a serious crisis over the combination of political deadlock with the Congress , a severe loss of public confidence and the effects of inflation and economic recession — an unprecedented surge in bankruptcies and mass unemployment . |
| 30 | Subsequent ERCP showed a transverse clip over the mid CBD causing a total stop ( Fig 1 ) . |