Example sentences of "[verb] up over the [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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1 They were in their plastic bags on the outdoor grounds , and as the sun came up , it came up over the top of the hill and hit the silver pyramid and there was David on stage singing .
2 When eventually the moon came up over the edge of the trees he was able to see a group of four men and three horses coming towards him .
3 A moment later , a second rider came up over the lip of rock and drew up beside the first .
4 Even so , considerable errors can build up over the period of ten or more years that elapses between one Census date and the time when the finalized results of the next Census can be used .
5 Erm it 's g there now obviously the end of year it builds up over the end of the year partly because it relies on the extra recruitment and the increasing sales per er per capita erm or per capita sales I should say .
6 They ran side by side , easy with training , breathless only with amazement , and now the sun was coming up over the edge of the sea and the whole world was sharp and glittery , concrete and weeds , and the barbed wire hanging drops of dew and spiders ' webs .
7 Doyle , who tipped his tea into a saucer , looked up over the rim of it .
8 Central to this need are the question marks that the Broadcasting Act has thrown up over the whole of the future of British television and in particular the woolly ‘ quality threshold ’ that franchise holders are expected to meet .
9 Joe had climbed up over the side of the nearest and lowered himself in , rubbish sliding unsteadily beneath him , and then he 'd found his balance and hunkered down and started to sift .
10 Her stomach edged up over the waistband of her slacks .
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