Example sentences of "his [noun] [adv] over the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Almost she rose through the strata of realities to wakefulness , but then her lover glided his fingers gently over the curve of her jaw to mine pleasure from her throat . |
| 2 | It 's him on the white horse dropping his money all over the place , and those fellas with the funny bloomers following him . |
| 3 | Chadwick arrives , breezing into the bar , looking well and happy , with a big grin and his hair all over the place . |
| 4 | The constant flow of visitors to his annual exhibitions in Ambleside and Keswick must have been responsible for carrying his work all over the country . |
| 5 | He cast his eye expertly over the bandage on Charles ' arm . |
| 6 | Graeme 's other option is to move his back foot back and across towards the off stump , but at the same time keeping his head forward over the perpendicular with the front knee . |
| 7 | Inspector Blakelock half turned away from her and bent his head conspiratorially over the mouthpiece as if listening to a confidence . |
| 8 | Jonna hesitated and took a sip of his tea , regarding his father warily over the rim of the mug . |
| 9 | I heard him say à bientôt to him , and saw him run his hand gently over the man 's arm . |
| 10 | He gazed at the throat wounds with extraordinary concentration , but made no move to touch the body except to run his hand lightly over the back of the head , like a caress . |
| 11 | Leaving his fingerprints all over the place , thought Melissa . |
| 12 | ‘ There 's the little matter of his fingerprints all over the flat ’ |
| 13 | ‘ George strips the wallpaper , takes the covers off books and spreads his hay all over the floor in one of our rooms , ’ said Mrs Stallard . |