Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] from over " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Because that 's exactly what Charlie would n't want them to do : start anything without a clear directive from over here . |
| 2 | You know what I mean : people expect you to talk about dark strangers from over the water and golden fortunes coming their way . |
| 3 | ‘ What greenhorns you are , ’ said Glenda Grower , shaking her great mass of long , auburn hair from over her eyes . |
| 4 | The earl had successfully held minor raids near Carlisle , apparently launched to sound out the defences of the western march , and at Berwick the garrison , with the help of George Dunbar , that angry refugee from over the border , poacher turned forester , had decisively defeated a party of four hundred Scots . |
| 5 | ‘ We 've had a lot of conflicting information from over there . |
| 6 | ‘ Nothing remains a kick long , does it ? ’ said Hilary , scooping back a lock of fair hair from over his eye . |
| 7 | And others she did n't recognize : a young woman from over the sea , sometimes dressed in a nun 's habit , sometimes holding a clear-handled gun ; a foreign man , dark-complexioned and dangerous , his hands red with blood ; a beautiful young-old man with generous lips , picking up a guitar and smiling ; and a man in a tropical suit , with a deathshead skull behind his smile . |