Example sentences of "[noun] down over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The heir to the throne , a shy , sensitive boy , was often held upside down over the lavatory by schoolmates who delighted in pulling the chain . |
| 2 | Nevertheless he seemed willing enough to accompany the Finnish detective in the dangerous climb down over the tumbling rocks to where his cousin and his cousin 's pretty , peroxided fiancée lay . |
| 3 | ‘ So we 'll keep the long stuff down over the season and see what flowers come up . ’ |
| 4 | From Gourette you can continue to climb , bending now sharply to the left on the way up to the Col d'Aubisque , though pausing above Gourette at a viewpoint called the Crêtes Blanches , where there is a hotel and , more to the point , a wonderful view back down over the ski village in its cirque as well as westwards to the peaks on the far side of the Ossau valley . |
| 5 | A row erupted at a council meeting over the issue this when Sefton 's chief executive Graham Haywood urged councillors to back down over the strict conditions . |
| 6 | The way he stood , I remarked to the Reverend Feather , the way he bowed his head down over the loss of your mother , Stephen . |
| 7 | Doggedly she kept her head down over the jewel-coloured designs , trying to concentrate , but after another few seconds she gave up and laid down her pen with elaborate resignation . |
| 8 | And even if Nigel Lawson contains inflation and brings interest rates down over the next year , Labour will be able to remind voters ‘ Do n't forget ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes — only I 've broken your cup and spilled tea on your dressing-gown , she said breathlessly , running a hand down over the dampness on her chest . |
| 10 | Then Carrie jumped aside as a passing bus threw up some slush from the gutter , and as she brushed her hands down over the bottom of her coat , she said , ‘ You 'd think they did it on purpose , ’ and as he went to assist her she stayed his hands , saying , ‘ It 'll only make it worse . |
| 11 | Turn the top 1.5cm ( ½in ) heading allowance down over the stiffening and tack in place . |
| 12 | Matt black relieved by knife thin white stripes , with a broader stripe of white down over the nose . |
| 13 | It 's got a lovely view down over the quarry . ’ |