Example sentences of "[vb past] over for a " in BNC.

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1 Poured on to the plane , alone , Burton was humped for thirteen hours across the Atlantic , assuaged by alcohol ; stopped over for a few drinks in New York and then taken on an eleven-hour trip to Los Angeles which was made tolerable by more alcohol .
2 His eyes clouded over for a moment , and his voice became gruff .
3 Botha dropped an early goal , Ian Hunter thundered over for an unforgettable try , and Drikus Hattingh scored one for the tourists just before the break .
4 The goalkeeper was well beaten , but as the ball cannoned over for a goal kick and the chance went .
5 She looked up and waved as the Golf drove past and when Melissa had put it away and locked the garage door , she rammed her fork into the ground and strolled over for a chat .
6 Solomona blasted over for an important try just before the break after smart interpassing with Sheals .
7 Our son Greg came over for a few days to do some business in England and to see his father .
8 I came over for a short visit when my parents first moved here … ’
9 Eliot produced a single page of notes from his pocket which he placed before him on the small table and brooded over for a while ; but when he started , he managed to pack in , during 45 minutes or so , a great deal of sound sense on the subject of drama and especially on the relation of drama to religion .
10 Purple took over for a while , ha .
11 Keith McGarry , last year 's leading point scorer in Ulster increased Dungannon 's lead to 12 points before prop David Miller surged over for a try after good work from Jeremy Hastings near the Highfield line .
12 He reached over for a whip in its cup .
13 I reached over for a large tin on my right , prised the tight lid off with my knife and used a small teaspoon inside to place some of the white mixture from the tin on to a round metal plate in front of the old dog 's skull .
14 Widnes substitute Emosi Koloto scattered a couple of Northern defenders as he went over for a try in the 39th minute .
15 In the final between Bridgend and Gloucester , after a flash of brilliance from Glen Webbe towards the end when he went over for a magnificent try and another brilliant individual effort by him when he sent over Mark Jones , Bridgend clinched a 22–12 victory .
16 Saracens were never in it and when Richard West went over for a try , it was virtually all over .
17 At the other end Tyrone Howe who saw very little of the ball during the match went over for a try in the left corner , following a fine break from Andrew Gallagher .
18 Hucklecote made most of the early running and took the lead on six minutes , Steve Barslow converting a penalty , and they increased that lead after a quarter of an hour when Mark Halkins went over for a try following good work from Steve Hamslow .
19 Newlove then dived over for a try of his own , with late scores from Offiah and Schofield rubbing salt in Welsh wounds .
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