Example sentences of "over the water " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British government over the water could have been a million miles away ( for detailed accounts see Arthur 1984 ; Buckland 1979 ; Farrell 1976 ; for a summary see McAllister 1983 ; for a summary of all forms of discrimination adopted , see Whyte 1983 ; Hillyard 1983 ) . |
| 2 | To disappear the young men into their own terrain , make use of every cave and wood ( and send them over the water if need be ) ? |
| 3 | Looking down towards the Orne I could see a thick mist over the water and patches of mist hanging over the cornfields . |
| 4 | Mist hung over the water and the huge concourse of duck swam and ducked and preened . |
| 5 | Sprinkle the yeast over the water in a cup and leave to stand for a few minutes in a warm place before stirring to completely dissolve the yeast . |
| 6 | Back in Penang we took the funicular car to the top of Penang Hill for some panoramic views over the water to the mainland . |
| 7 | Behind him Grey Sombrero took a crashing fall at the Chair and broke his shoulder , but all eyes were on Crisp as he skipped over the water in front of the exhilarated spectators in the stands and swung out towards the second circuit . |
| 8 | Only the Elizabethan English stayed foreign , as they were absentee landlords , and ruled from over the water . ’ |
| 9 | I promised to remember her to the Harvey-Beaumonts ‘ over the water ’ , and we set off once more , along a road that ran beside a demesne wall . |
| 10 | But not everyone ; a young soldier and his girlfriend sat on the balustrade , dangling their legs over the water , oblivious of anyone else . |
| 11 | But nothing moved , no sound disturbed the silence : no kingfisher flash of bright blue low over the water , no dawn fire-siren of cicadas . |
| 12 | Elsewhere , the most evocative waterways lie to the south of the city centre where morning mist over the water adds a wonderful dimension to views around the Porta Ticinese . |
| 13 | The late sun setting over the mainland lays a bright path over the water , coming right in at the small bay . |
| 14 | Laughter and song drifted over the water from the clachan . |
| 15 | The hills to the west and south , and over the water to the north , were Maclean land ; it was pleasant , rich land , and would soon be hers ! |
| 16 | The one remaining club , Squires , over the water in Catford , shut almost exactly as I started the book . |
| 17 | April sunlight sparkled over the water , dancing across snow-covered fields . |
| 18 | I estimated that perhaps fifteen minutes ' fishing would salve my honour , and not expecting to catch anything , I let the wind flag my flies out over the water . |
| 19 | I cast back and suddenly found that I had hooked the bird , which had been feeding avidly , dipping and swooping over the water . |
| 20 | I come to a bend where the outside is undercut and deep and the bank is riddled with a conglomeration of sinewy roots from a huge old tree that leans threateningly over the water , its leafless branches almost touching the smooth surface . |
| 21 | Over the Water to Jarley , |
| 22 | in Southwark , south-east London ; large impressive church of great antiquity , originally dedicated to St Mary Overy ( i.e. over the water ) . |
| 23 | After sketching the steamboat , as she lay in the bay unlading her cargo , from the bridge over the water that divides Pultneytown from the old town of Wick , I got into one of the boats leaving the pier , and was landed on board the ‘ St. Nicholas , ’ thinking it would be more pleasant to visit Thurso by sailing round the coast than to go by rail . |
| 24 | In many of the Sussex levels pumped drainage schemes are being installed to give greater control over the water levels so that the water table can be gradually lowered , permitting the permanent pasture to be improved by ploughing and re-seeding and allowing a longer grazing season ; some will no doubt be converted to arable . |
| 25 | Two of the leading churchmen , Bishops Wishart of Glasgow and Fraser of St. Andrews , have once more summoned to Scone the Prelates , Abbots , Priors , Earls , Barons and all good men of the country to renew their fealty to the new queen over the water , the Maid of Norway . |
| 26 | I could hear the chattings of the current coach-load , and a call wafted over the water from the cruiser , ‘ Tea up , Geoffrey ! ’ and , irritably , ‘ Not when we 're docking , Mavis ! ’ |
| 27 | Worst part was swinging out over the water — the only way to get into this Fort Knox of a Marina — clutching the slithery pole — trying not to shout ‘ Help ! ’ — leg splayed out over the harbour all murky and oily below … |
| 28 | In Scotland the new dedication to ‘ the king over the water ’ found its first solid manifestation on 18 March 1689 , when one of the most famous of Scottish noblemen , and the ablest soldier in the country , John Graham of Claverhouse , led his troop of horse out of Edinburgh and in April raised James 's standard in Dundee . |
| 29 | Along with ‘ The king over the water ! ’ |
| 30 | One wooden jetty crept out over the water on brittle insect legs . |