Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We passed splendid mare's-tail waterfalls where tiny becks tumbled over the cliffs , and watched oyster-catchers and cormorants wading and diving . |
| 2 | Bare granite peaks towered over the south all day and the pools and falls seemed to grow bigger and better every mile . |
| 3 | When , during the summer , disputes arose over the scope of Catalan autonomy and Basque local government , Catalanists and Basque Nationalists concluded that the right was also bent upon reasserting central power . |
| 4 | Doubts arose over the length of time which might elapse before the child ceased to be regarded as ‘ newly born ’ , and the Infanticide Act 1938 extended the definition to the killing of a child within twelve months of its birth by a mother whose mind is disturbed either by reason of her not having fully recovered from the effect of giving birth to the child or by reason of the effect of lactation consequent upon the birth of the child . |
| 5 | Doubts arose over the competence of the system to cope with cases of such magnitude , Concern was expressed by lawyers , families , councillors , and even Orkney 's re-instated Reporter , Mrs Katherine Kemp , over the relationship between Orkney Islands Council 's Social Work Department and the Children 's Panel . |
| 6 | A bitter smile crossed his face as his eyes ranged over the top men in the giant corporation . |
| 7 | ( But the new tube was less sure of itself , and revised versions of it during the next few months whiplashed over the map of south London like a demented snake . ) |
| 8 | His eyes flickered over the bulging hold-all . |
| 9 | Various disputes occurred over the years , culminating in a protracted battle at the beginning of the 19th century , with the owner , William Humphries Barrett . |
| 10 | Senna lost his front left wheel in the crash and both cars bounced over the kerbs and out of the race . |
| 11 | Around the Dorset coast at Lyme Regis , mammoth waves roared over the promenade , badly damaging even a tank-like , £23,000 Range Rover . |
| 12 | Also , the boat was so small that when I rowed , the waves came over the sides of the boat . |
| 13 | The fighting cast a long shadow over the UN peace-keeping operation in Croatia , where the first infantry units arrived over the weekend . |
| 14 | Two feluccas glided over the surface of the water like birds . |
| 15 | Waves flew over the car . |
| 16 | Those belonging to Pan American were called Clippers ; they flew the Pacific and the Atlantic and , when storms were violent , they flew so low that the spray from the waves broke over the aircraft . |
| 17 | His eyes drifted over the side . |
| 18 | Second Lieutenant Kenneth Keith of the Gordon Highlanders looked over the parapet of his trench on Christmas Eve and was astonished to see one of his soldiers talking to a German soldier in No Man 's Land . |
| 19 | That day ’ wherever he went , decision and order followed him ’ As his eyes roved over the terrain , speedily the agile mind made its appreciation . |
| 20 | Zeppelins appeared over the south coast and the first civilian war casualties were a little boy and his sister killed when a bomb destroyed their cottage at King 's Lynn . |
| 21 | Waves burst over the cockpit into the saloon only to pour out through the manhole each time the bridge-deck broke free for a moment . |
| 22 | Her eyes ran over the company for a moment , and then she turned away to go inside again . |
| 23 | Five Norwegians skied over the beautiful white snow . |
| 24 | His lips slid over the smooth line of her forehead . |
| 25 | His eyes roamed over the small type indifferently . |
| 26 | His eyes roamed over the faces in front of him . |
| 27 | Her eyes roamed over the chattering women , all fawning over him , tossing their heads , slanting their eyes at him and laughing prettily . |
| 28 | When the blue bonnets came over the border … |
| 29 | AD 793 ‘ In this year , dire forewarnings came over the land of the Northumbrians , and miserably terrified the people ; there were excessive whirlwinds and lightenings , and fiery dragons were seen flying in the air . ’ |
| 30 | We watched as flocks swirled over the Park 's outer perimeter , performing astounding aerial manoevrings . |