Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She ran her fingers slowly over the stubbly , woven texture of a wall-hanging , part woven , part collage . |
| 2 | At Ellon , where the modern road forks right over the bridge on the A92 , and a pretty walk runs along by the river Ythan , the landlady of an inn where they breakfasted wished she had remembered to show to this great doctor ( of whom they had heard ) a child of hers with a chronic lump in his throat . |
| 3 | ‘ I have promised to take big fights all over the country and they come no bigger than a bout with a world title at stake , ’ Hearn said . |
| 4 | There were dead birds all over the streets . |
| 5 | ‘ We 'd go to all these really swinging parties with all these naked birds all over the place , all covered in drugs , and then this geezer in an acrylic suit would walk in. ‘ 'E would n't talk to anyone . |
| 6 | ‘ We 'd go to all these really swinging parties with all these naked birds all over the place , all covered in drugs , and then this geezer in an acrylic suit would walk in. ‘ 'E would n't talk to anyone . |
| 7 | Perhaps Trine was telling the truth and Love Hearts were being taken at raves all over the country . |
| 8 | He joined a syndicate which invested in the insurance market … underwriting policies all over the world , from family cars to ships ' cargoes . |
| 9 | So she did — her brother-in-law , a schoolteacher with a young growing family , a huge mortgage and debts all over the place . |
| 10 | and he could n't a job and then , I me I mean , he tried for apprenticeships all over the place and other jobs and he just could n't get one ! |
| 11 | MONEY raised through the Church of Ireland 's Bishops ' Appeal will go towards relief projects all over the world . |
| 12 | Since railways were built anywhere , they could not necessarily rely on a local labour-force , but developed a corps of nomadic labourers ( known in Britain as the ‘ navvies ’ ) , such as still characterises the great construction projects all over the world . |
| 13 | Almost she rose through the strata of realities to wakefulness , but then her lover glided his fingers gently over the curve of her jaw to mine pleasure from her throat . |
| 14 | She ran her fingers gently over the manila surface and felt the outline of something small and cold inside . |
| 15 | They will be affected for the rest of their lives by the kind of diet which is condemned by nutritionists all over the world as likely to lead to a whole variety of illnesses in later life . |
| 16 | Woke me up , shouting your secrets all over the mill . ’ |
| 17 | He said his name was Christmas and he had worked his magic act in theatres and royal palaces all over the world . |
| 18 | General situation : Cloudy in Scotland and Northern Ireland with rain , heavy at times especially over the hills . |
| 19 | An intensive bout of lobbying by both sides followed during the next month , both in New York and in capital cities all over the world . |
| 20 | And , after some 40 exhibitions in cities all over the world , she can boast that every one of her 1,000 well-loved paintings has been sold , apart from a few she has deliberately reserved for herself . |
| 21 | With our London office , we are perfectly placed to compete with solicitors all over the country , and , what 's more , we charge less . ’ |
| 22 | The family name , Beurze , explains the origins of the name for similar operations all over the Continent . |
| 23 | Which 1956 film caused riots in cinemas all over the world ? 02 . |
| 24 | There are NHS family planning clinics all over the country . |
| 25 | There are NHS family planning clinics all over the country . |
| 26 | There are NHS family planning clinics all over the country . |
| 27 | So of course , ’ Dig for Victory ’ signs all over the place , you know everything was dug up : parks and gardens — everything , and a lot of the workmen had to be trained then to grow corn . |
| 28 | Lewis 's and Blackler 's burnt out , and Lime Street — you ca n't hardly move for the hosepipes all over the ground . ’ |
| 29 | It has been reproduced in millions and has served as the model for metro maps all over the world . |
| 30 | He shrugged the shirt off , flung it to the floor , unfastened the waist of the immaculate beige trousers , disposed of the rest of his clothes with a cool composure which sent tiny shivers all over the heated surface of her body . |