Example sentences of "[vb past] in over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a large , grassy paddock , wired in over the top to stop the high-climbing cats from escaping . |
| 2 | As the smoke cleared and the dust settled , two fighter planes came in over the fields and circled the remains of the barn . |
| 3 | It was still warm during the day , and the sun came in over the trees of the forest outside the camp . |
| 4 | So , so John came in over the top , Colin put his hands on top line , so John said I 'm in charge , over the top , Colin said , no . |
| 5 | The chief inspector climbed in over the sill , eased down the window and found herself in the hall . |
| 6 | After about two hours flying over the sea , they swung in over the coast and were given a welcoming burst of anti-aircraft fire . |
| 7 | There was a lot more rhubarb , along the lines of ‘ Yes , what ? ’ and ‘ What are we going to sing , brothers ? ’ and then Mrs Quigley cut in over the top of this with a cadenza that would not have disgraced Dame Kiri Te Kanawa . |
| 8 | He thought how poisonous these mists must be that rolled in over the east coast : all the local inhabitants were as aggressive as fighting cocks . |
| 9 | ‘ Things are obviously becoming very busy and I went in over the weekend to do a bit of work . |
| 10 | Occasional sounds from the matinee of Coriolanus ( stage management calls etc. ) drifted in over the tannoy . |
| 11 | The occasional murmur of a man 's voice , the swish of a nurse 's skirt , the creak of bed-springs , the chink of slung-weights shifting , the clink of a glass being replaced on a locker-top , floated in over the screen . |
| 12 | The path was ankle-deep in weeds , and to either side the overgrown rhododendrons , heavy with flowers , crowded in over the mosses and ferns of a mild damp climate . |
| 13 | The brambles of the garden had forced their way through one pane , and stretched in over the ledge , curling upwards like long scrawny fingers . |