Example sentences of "the [noun pl] of [pron] [noun pl] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I do n't want you to do anything that might attract the least sort of suspicion to yourself , but could you , in the normal course of your work , make out a list of the voyages of your ships over the past year — just name of ship and masters , ports of call , and dates ? " |
| 2 | His chest was sleekly well muscled , with few dark hairs to ruffle its warm , silky perfection , and she enjoyed running the palms of her hands over it , teasing his own nipples into hardness . |
| 3 | ‘ Various people have given me the names of its chauffeurs over the years — , and , but I would be glad of any further information anyone may have of this wonderful carriage ’ he said . |
| 4 | After a while the worst of her panic subsided , her sniffles died away , and she gulped and rubbed the tips of her fingers over her wet cheeks . |
| 5 | I run the tips of my fingers over this beard at difficult moments and am reassured by its fibrous smoothness as much as my son used to be , when he was a little younger , by the feel of his old piece of blanket . |