Example sentences of "[art] [noun] down over " in BNC.
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1 | She contented herself with pulling the T-shirt down over her bare stomach . |
2 | She eased away from him and unzipped his boots , tugging them off before sliding the leathers down over his long legs . |
3 | His raving was suddenly choked off in a fit of agonised coughing by the stinging , acrid fumes of the gasoline which cascaded down over his head and shoulders , as Curtis upended the almost empty can and poured the dregs down over him . |
4 | Someone brusquely pulled the headscarf down over her face , stifling her cry , cutting off her vision . |
5 | Leaving the lanterns in the passage they dragged the boat down over cloths to muffle the sound , and as soon as it had been launched and the oars shipped , Sir Gregory turned to Father Timothy . |
6 | Maria Candida ordered the following morning , and when Sara obeyed slipped the kirtle over her head , pulling the skirt down over her waist and making sure the bodice was not twisted on the girl 's white shoulders . |
7 | Tugging the cuffs down over his hands as far as they would go , he worked his cuffed wrists down his back and round his behind . |
8 | Holding her shoes in one hand , she ran the other down over her body to one thigh , then back to her head and through her cropped blonde hair . |
9 | Before she could say any more , he settled the helmet down over his head and fastened the strap . |
10 | Indignantly , she forced the dress down over one shoulder , leaving it bare ; piled her hair up loosely on top of her head . |
11 | She stood to slip the dress down over her hips , and pouted at him in her petticoat . |
12 | He finished his cocoa as quickly as possible and he was about to leave when to his surprise Mr Grover began pulling the blind down over his shop door . |
13 | Dutifully , even hastily , she pulled the strap down over her left arm and stepped out of her dress . |
14 | He pulled the hat down over his eye and made a peculiar face . |
15 | He popped the cap onto his head and pulled the brim down over his eyes . |
16 | The last time they met Mr Major gave Mr Delors — his main opponent in the battle over the future shape of Europe — a dressing down over his bid to scupper the Gatt talks . |
17 | ‘ 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 . |