Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] over and over again " in BNC.
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1 | In fact they were partial letters of rubescent neon repeated over and over again that blinked past too quickly to separate each one from the next fragment . |
2 | A diet that involves uncommon foods or drinks , or the same things repeated over and over again , is not a basis for long-term success . |
3 | ‘ It 's all right , ’ Emmie said over and over again . |
4 | ‘ Oh , my lovey , ’ the old voice repeated over and over again , whispery with dismay . |
5 | On the wall behind him the name UBALDO VALESIO appeared over and over again in large black capitals . |
6 | She sat down and began to pour out the tea and , her voice still quiet , she went on , ‘ I do n't suppose it 's really so bad for you , instructing or teaching , whatever it is you do , but in the Naafi , amidst the clatter — ’ she now looked at him and her words were spaced as she went on , ‘ and the chaff and the ribbing ; well , I sometimes think I have died and gone to hell , because that 's what I think hell must be like ; constant joking , especially when you hear the same thing repeated over and over again . ’ |
7 | But , with the near-unanimous support of the Tory backbenches , the Prime Minister insisted over and over again that it was ‘ perfectly in order ’ to send illegal immigrants home . |
8 | A single note repeated over and over again , throbbing in my head , making my chest tighten . |