Example sentences of "bucket [prep] [noun] over [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I would like to think that any sort of physical abuse does n't go on any more , but this does not mean that people might not get a bucket of water over them sometimes . ’ |
2 | Obviously throwing a bucket of water over them is n't going to do a lot of good , so if there is a likelihood of it happening , you 'll need to be prepared . |
3 | A tall woman leaned from a balcony and emptied a bucket of water over them . |
4 | It was as if , said Callaghan , they had got bored with the subject , and suddenly ‘ chucked a bucket of whitewash over it . ’ |
5 | ‘ With moped racing you can pick up a 50cc for about £20 , almost literally throw a bucket of paint over it and you 're away . ’ |
6 | ‘ Chuck a couple of buckets of water over him , we might be able to recognise what it is , ’ Yanto suggested . |
7 | Chucking buckets of water over them eh ? |
8 | I bloody have done years ago you chuck buckets of water over them . |