Example sentences of "[noun] [v-ing] a [adj] [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I left the pen I saw Mr Stokill dragging a large object over the cobbles . |
| 2 | White , beaten in four world and two UK finals , at long last lifted the game 's second most prestigious trophy following a 16–9 victory over defending champion John Parrott . |
| 3 | Cohesive social units foraging a particular area over several generations would enhance efficiency by transmitting such information among closely related animals . |
| 4 | ‘ We 'll talk later — much later … ’ he murmured softly , slipping an arm beneath her trembling body so that her breasts were lifted towards him , his lips trailing a scorching path over her quivering flesh , a deep ache gripping her loins as his mouth sought and found the hard swollen peaks of her breasts . |
| 5 | Aberdeen took advantage of Hibs not having a league fixture last week , and they did it in style , this spectacular overhead kick from Duncan Shearer clinching a two-nil victory over Dundee United at Pittodrie , which took the Dons to joint top spot in the Premier table , although Hibs now have a game in hand . |
| 6 | Aberdeen took advantage of Hibs not having a league fixture last week , and they did it in style , this spectacular overhead kick from Duncan Shearer clinching a two-nil victory over Dundee United at Pittodrie , which took the Dons to joint top spot in the Premier table , although Hibs now have a game in hand . |
| 7 | We will encounter here Williams 's emphasis on the city as a ‘ front ’ region : a romantic place representing a better life over the horizon is common . |
| 8 | I 'd read of automatic writing so in my grief I tried it , spending many hours holding a felt-tip pen over paper . |
| 9 | I was n't going to get anything else out of Pardy anyway so I had a statement typed up and after Deanes had put a magnifying glass over it , the lad signed and was ushered out by Deanes doing a mother-hen act over him . ’ |
| 10 | thirdly , and perhaps most importantly , any person taking a registrable charge over the company 's property ( and only to such persons ) will have notice of any matter requiring registration and disclosed . |
| 11 | Shorter hours of labour and less intensive working will , ceteris paribus , reduce the volume of output , while raising consumption standards means making a larger claim over available output , leaving less for personal consumption on the part of other groups or for investment and social provision . |
| 12 | AN attractive timber bridge carrying a public footpath over the route of the Trans Pennine Trail at Lymm has been wrecked by vandals . |
| 13 | A TIMBER bridge carrying a public footpath over the route of the Trans-Pennine Trail at Lymm has been wrecked by vandals . |
| 14 | An entry of 30 lots in the suckler ring sold in a very good trade , with prices seeing a marked improvement over the last three to four weeks . |
| 15 | And what part did the cripple play who had sat like a malignant spirit guarding a make-shift bridge over an unimportant stream ? |
| 16 | Work had resumed at the mine only two days before the disaster following a 15-day strike over pay and poor safety conditions . |
| 17 | Bangor City toppled Rhos Park A 8–6 with Derek Caughter enjoying a 21–10 verdict over Jim Ditchfield while Lionel Davies was Rhos ' best winner with a 21–11 result against Gary Healy . |
| 18 | There was some impressive middle distance running , with West Suffolk 's Daniel Madams gaining a narrow victory over club mate John Cross in the senior men 's 1500 metres , and Gyamfi Kyereme ( Lowestoft ) gaining an exciting win in the under-17 800 metres . |
| 19 | Solowka is the old , flat-capped Northerner forever dreaming of ferrets and Ukrainian records ; Gregory is the quiet , slightly mysterious one ; Gedge is the older brother keeping a paternal watch over everybody ; Smith 's traits , apart from an unruly fringe , have not yet been distilled into comic book form . |
| 20 | Another advertisement shows an American football player gripping a jumbo football over the headline , ‘ In 1994 , Football Season Starts on June 17th . ’ |