Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] [adv prt] over the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you work out how much you would have spent in the bar , clubbing or eating out over the weekend and subtract it from the cost of the trip it all seems cheaper than ever . |
| 2 | Turning her head , Polly sipped her coffee and gazed out over the expanse of water . |
| 3 | Lissa wandered over to the window and gazed out over the expanse of carefully tended shrubbery that bordered the car park . |
| 4 | They did not immediately sit down , but leaned on the low parapet and gazed out over the river and the mountains , she with her head inclined towards his , he with a hand resting on her shoulder . |
| 5 | Then he jumped on to his black horse , and rode off over the moor with the hounds running and crying around him . |
| 6 | A wind was gathering at the coast , preparing to sweep across the fields , lean against the few trees and race on over the road , across to the far side of the island . |
| 7 | He stands and looks out over the lights of London . |
| 8 | Bakhramov 's opinion that an extra-time shot by Geoff Hurst had hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced down over the goal-line prompted Swiss referee Gottfried Dienst to allow the goal which gave England a 3–2 lead . |
| 9 | The flood-water 'll just go right up there and spread out over the town . |
| 10 | In addition the epicuticle may include a superficial lipid layer ( Lockey , 1960 ) covered by a protective cement layer of unknown composition ; the cement layer is secreted by epidermal glands and poured out over the surface . |
| 11 | The long flats , like the rounds , offer versatility : much colour can be loaded on the brush and drawn out over the painting surface , or shorter dabs can easily be applied and manipulated without the brush hairs giving way . |
| 12 | He got out of the planes coming , we , we was coming over from de Laborgie and you give him the needle and I had to lead him off the lead him off the plane , and going down over the chimneys in Chantilly to landu Laborgie he goes , woo ooh ooh , getting ready you know . |
| 13 | I like any types of music , except The Smiths , The Cure , etc I like movies , fun and going out over the weekend to have a good old boogie- Write to Julie … |
| 14 | Then I get up out of the creaking seat and stretch my legs , taking my glass over to the floor-to-ceiling windows which form one wall of the ballroom and look out over the gardens to the railway line and the shore of the loch . |
| 15 | ‘ Yeah , well , ’ Andy says , coming to stand near me and look out over the water . |
| 16 | His streaming muzzle and look out over the meadows , |
| 17 | Explore the underground installations , browse in the museum , stand by the guns and look out over the Channel as gunners did in two wars . |
| 18 | There was little to do all day but climb in the old beeches and look out over the forest to see where the smoke plumes were . |
| 19 | To understand the senator 's point , take the lift to the top of Louisiana 's state capitol , Huey Long 's quixotic replica of the Empire State Building , and look out over the acres of petrochemical plants below . |
| 20 | We sit on a thoughtfully placed bench with our backs against a hollow in the hillside and look out over the island , back towards Fionnphort , to the beginning of our long journey homeward . |
| 21 | She wanted to stand on the balcony and look out over the roofs , listen to the strange sounds and watch the cars and scooters rushing by in the street below . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | On my perch , arms wrapped tightly round the shrouds , I was alternately laid back over the deck and thrust out over the water . |
| 24 | If a decision is made to abandon the launch at height , it is safer to release first and then to lower the nose , as this prevents the risk of the cable parachute opening and flying up over the aircraft . |
| 25 | And bubbling up over the stepping stones and things . |
| 26 | ‘ Besides , I fancy a change , ’ she added , raking her hair from her forehead and staring out over the balcony of the apartment . |
| 27 | There was no answer to that , so Charles sat and looked out over the water to Steen 's bungalow . |
| 28 | At midday we climbed the minaret and looked out over the rooftops of Cairo , stretching like a vast uneven plain from the Moqqatam Hills to the tall modern buildings along the river . |
| 29 | He forced open his windows and looked out over the courtyard , over the town to where what he now knew as Skiddaw stood in dusky largeness , a prehistoric beast couchant . |
| 30 | She took her hand away , leaned on the rail and looked out over the sea . |