Example sentences of "[adv] and over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the time I was attempting to identify by ear bird noises in the spinney : a jay screeched raucously ; ‘ My toe hurts Betty , ’ crooned a wood pigeon ; a tiny wren ticked its loud emphatic alarm notes ; and over and over a willow warbler trilled . |
| 2 | We believe we are doing our bit in this respect , successfully and over a long period , by land . ’ |
| 3 | This grows gradually more difficult and strenuous until a final wild swing out and over a jammed block deposits the leader in a superb eyrie behind a tottering pinnacle . |
| 4 | He spoke as though they knew each other well and over a long period . |
| 5 | ‘ You first tucked up your skirts between your legs and you danced backwards and forwards , round and about and over a lighted candlestick . |
| 6 | This version had provision for the hot gases of combustion to be passed round and over a layer of slurry spread upon a drying floor . |