Example sentences of "[verb] up over the [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even though you have checked things over thoroughly , there is always the distinct possibility that something electrical will pack up over the Christmas period . |
| 2 | I feel his glare now , but let my own eyes wander past the fence to the yellow lattice of the heavy lifting gear and the big iron disc of the magnet hanging down , and the motorcar-mountain that has built up over the holiday season . |
| 3 | The Kates actually drop their torpedoes and then climb up over the ship superstructures as the torpedoes hit home . |
| 4 | Nothing is invisible to radar , but a stealthy aircraft shows up over the background noise only at so close a range that radar , which has dominated air and combat for two generations , is virtually useless against it . |
| 5 | If I have to listen to one more candidate telling me he sees the job as a challenge I 'll throw up over the boardroom table . |
| 6 | In the mêlée Eastwood/Thorogood rode up over the veneer K2 of Ning/Xu and sunk it , the Chinese holding onto the British boat for about half a minute despite some unapproved use of a British paddle . |
| 7 | In the early morning , waking up to a fierce easterly wind and a leaden sea , the children gathered in the dining room to find snow fluttering through the rafters and piling up over the breakfast plates . |
| 8 | And bubbling up over the stepping stones and things . |