Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] over [art] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We will obviously monitor everything that goes on over the next 12 months ’ , he says ‘ We can only hope that when we do our assessments of need we can support that need with the finances we 've been given .
2 Even with all the other general fund-raising that goes on over the year , it is pleasing that you still run or participate in events that are specifically for the Society ; we have again benefited from Raffles , Cake Sales , Bring and Buys , Good as New , Cheese-and-Wines , Coffee Mornings — AND — Sponsored Slims !
3 Sandblasting of the Great Slab area at Stanage to remove graffiti painted on over the August bank holiday has had the beneficial side effect of totally cleaning the afflicted area of chalk and rubber marks , and has also increased the friction .
4 Black rain clouds were scudding in over the Thames .
5 We drank the tea squatting in the shade , gazing down over the desert and the river valley .
6 ‘ We pulled out all the stops to produce extra stock needed to meet the charter flights , so the paint could be flown in over the weekends . ’
7 Gazing idly over the rolling green lawns , she watched the red glow of the sun , slowly beginning to sink down over the horizon .
8 Werner was in his late forties with a short , stocky physique , thinning brown hair and a neatly trimmed russet moustache that tapered down over the corners of his mouth .
9 A third round of preliminary talks in Rome between the TPLF and the Ethiopian government on March 20-29 had broken down over the TPLF 's insistence that " substantive talks " should involve a joint delegation of the TPLF and its ally , the Ethiopian People 's Democratic Movement ( EPDM ) .
10 Cabinet negotiations had broken down over the balance of power in the government , with the " small coalition " demanding greater control over the economy than the PSL was prepared to concede .
11 You can see there 's been a wee bit of damage to that ligament just where it goes down over the top of that bone .
12 Also , remote users can dial in over a modem and access a network 's drives — this is really useful if you have people on the road who need access to office files .
13 It was a large , grassy paddock , wired in over the top to stop the high-climbing cats from escaping .
14 Fibrous tissue replaces this , the capillaries heal and contract down over a period of months to leave a linear scar .
15 Still in his underclothes , Ebenezer lay sprawled across the bed , his head hanging down over the side , his one hand clawing at his throat .
16 His turnout exceedingly elegant , the father was walking on over the hard curd-white earth down the double track of the carts towards the small port on the coast ahead .
17 A wind was gathering at the coast , preparing to sweep across the fields , lean against the few trees and race on over the road , across to the far side of the island .
18 The cart bounced on over the rutted road .
19 Today certain people will not go on the station after dark , so the past tragedy lingers on over an entire railway complex .
20 They were checked again then carried on over the drawbridge and through the gate .
21 Reaching out , Vitor touched a honey-coloured strand of hair which had tumbled from her topknot to curl down over the exposed nape of her neck .
22 Drape over , press down over the top and sides , and smooth to fit over the corners before trimming away excess around the base .
23 The dark , lazy appraisal moved down over the jut of her breasts beneath the soft material , and she shivered involuntarily , despite the warm night .
24 Manpower had come down over the years from 470,000 in 1960 to 215,000 twenty years later , but the business was still over-staffed .
25 Though her hair was not quite dry Franca began to plait it very fast , letting a long thick plait materialise between her nimble hands , then tossing it over her shoulder and letting it hang down over the back of the chair .
26 Bakhramov 's opinion that an extra-time shot by Geoff Hurst had hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced down over the goal-line prompted Swiss referee Gottfried Dienst to allow the goal which gave England a 3–2 lead .
27 What is amazing , therefore , is that the agency that has the responsibility for this programme — Milton Keynes Development Corporation — has been largely wound down over the past few years and the remainder of it will cease to exist in 1992 .
28 The cassock had a thin hood , held in place over the attendant 's head and face by what looked like the brim from an old and worn red hat ; it was squeezed down over the attendant 's head , the top of the hood showing through where the hat 's crown should have been .
29 There was Duncan McCrea , behind both of them , on his knees , head down over a ditch , hands deep in the water supporting his weight , retching up his guts .
30 After the glue has been applied to both edges of each segment and they are assembled , the banding clamp is dropped down over the assembly and tightened until the joints close up tightly .
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