Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] over with " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tall , lean-hipped and broad-shouldered , he seemed to tower over everyone else , and once again there was that air of casual elegance about him that had her looking him over with her heart in her mouth . |
| 2 | He paused , looking her over with swift assessment . |
| 3 | The kitchen was a huge stone cavern with an open fireplace , the size of a small room , beside which logs were piled so that she could see herself ( but certainly not Hugh ) barbecuing thick steaks on an iron grill , turning them over with tongs the size of a medieval weapon . |
| 4 | Rose wanted to leave the washing-up for morning but the girls insisted on getting it over with . |
| 5 | The only thing on our minds was getting it over with . |
| 6 | If you would like to be more ambitious with your finish , try the methods described in the ‘ Encyclopaedia of Cottage , Farm and Villa Architecture and Furniture ’ by J C Loudon , first published in 1833 : ‘ These chairs are painted but more frequently stained with dilute sulphuric acid and logwood ; or by repeatedly washing them over with alum water , which has some tartar in it ; they should afterwards be washed over several times with an extract of Brazil wood . |
| 7 | The man winning her over with gifts and endearments . |
| 8 | So after talking it over with me , Tony and Margaret sat down with him and said : ‘ Stephen , look , here are the adoption papers . |
| 9 | We only decided after talking it over with Angela . ’ |
| 10 | IF THEY find themselves in a tangle at an anti-social hour , the United Nations men now taking over in Somalia will at least have the chance of talking it over with their masters in New York — as well as with their unofficial masters in Washington . |
| 11 | She got her assignment , and the first thing she did was leave her area and roam around the rest of the organization , talking it over with nearly everyone she could find , regardless of field , looking for new directions , new perspectives , new ways to approach it — so what she could bring back would be new and creative . |
| 12 | The start of the second half promised an exciting come back after Whelan scored , but it was n't to be : Leeds ' play became increasingly frenetic and desperate , and Sunderland players kept going over like someone in the crowd was working them over with a machine gun . |