Example sentences of "a [noun] [prep] [noun pl] [adv] over " in BNC.

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1 Algal , lichen and moss communities grow wherever there is a hint of moisture , in a variety of habitats all over the continent .
2 Now in its third year , the RUNNING Magazine/Sports Tours International Challenge has firmly established itself as a favourite with competitors all over Europe .
3 A tiny creature which cuts a tracery of lines all over the surface of floating foliage .
4 This game is based on the Simon game that was a hit with kids all over the U.K. a number of years ago .
5 ‘ Maybe he 's a real-estate developer who 's planning a row of condos right over there where the volleyball net is , ’ Charity suggested uncharitably .
6 ‘ It 's disgusting , ’ contributed Mrs Harper from time to time , presenting her flat , mean , worthless little counter simply because she could not bear to remain silent , to sit back where others played , although she recognized herself temporarily outnumbered , ‘ disgusting , I call it , ’ and Shirley , hearing this phrase for the millionth time , had a vision of households all over Britain in which censorious , ignorant old bags like her mother-in-law , who had never done anything for the public good , who had nothing positive ever to contribute to any argument , passed judgement on others while stuffing themselves with goose and roast potatoes and sprouts and apple sauce .
7 ‘ We have lost a lot of ponds all over the country , so the ones we do have are even more important as wildlife habitats . ’
8 CHEMICALS which have been found in the River Clyde pose a threat to otters all over Britain , the World Wide Fund For Nature warned this week .
9 The station has broadcast a couple of times legally over the past year .
10 a load of feathers all over his face .
11 The National Bowl is one of what we hope will be a series of venues all over Europe and we hope this one will become the first stop for major artists as they come to Europe
12 A series of alerts all over the mainland came as the IRA yesterday declared a 72-hour Christmas truce for Northern Ireland .
13 From 1904 he was Connexional Evangelist and conducted a series of missions all over Ireland .
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