Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gazing idly over the rolling green lawns , she watched the red glow of the sun , slowly beginning to sink down over the horizon . |
| 2 | Now , you 'll see that it has a tendency to go all over the world wherever it is invited but whoever invites the World Council of Churches now must , in fact , be able to cope with a great number of people ! |
| 3 | The great problem we face is that obviously the authorities in South Africa do n't want the picture to be made , and we 're shooting it in Zimbabwe , where we 've been made very welcome , and erm the difficulties is the creation of South Africa in Zimbabwe , which means you have to go all over the place . |
| 4 | After substituting strong infantry guards at the fords , in place of the cavalry-men , almost the entire Scots mounted force formed up and rode off , in companies , southwards , up the long hill of Scremerston Brae , to disappear eventually over the ridge into deeper Northumberland . |
| 5 | Well we try to span right over the range of science . |
| 6 | A 12 volt battery is really essential for the mechanical action of the trimmer to work effectively over a long period . |
| 7 | Reaching out , Vitor touched a honey-coloured strand of hair which had tumbled from her topknot to curl down over the exposed nape of her neck . |
| 8 | After a welcome and introductory talk by Sylvia Townson , the theatre 's public relations officer , visitors were able to wander all over the Edwardian building with most grabbing the chance to stand behind the footlights for a thespians ' eye view of the ornate auditorium . |
| 9 | Mr Craven does n't want you to wander all over the house ! ’ |
| 10 | She was free to wander all over the estate and Mitch kept with her , his collection of shots growing . |
| 11 | After such a spoilt dreamy flight it is hard not to trample carelessly over the end of the night shift . |
| 12 | The dreaded gardeners ' garters , of Phalaris arundinacea ‘ Picta ’ manages to creep all over the place but is far too lovely a plant to write off just for that reason . |
| 13 | For example , if some of the roses will be perfumed , then ideally they should be placed near the path , so that you can smell the scent as you walk past and , if you wish to bury your nose in the flower , you wo n't have to trample halfway over the flower bed to reach the appropriate bloom . |
| 14 | ‘ Customers ’ orders , as well as invoices , can be processed via the EDI network and Atlas ; we expect the number of customers wanting to transmit orders in this way to increase substantially over the next two years . |
| 15 | She answered Berlin ; it was a city she had come to know well over the years . |
| 16 | Two of the others stumbled but managed to leap awkwardly over the offside fender of the car . |
| 17 | So , although it is not possible to state any overall figures , the prevalence of ageing with a disability among minority ethnic communities is also likely to increase significantly over the next decade and beyond . |
| 18 | It is also clear that these concerns and impacts are likely to increase significantly over the twenty year period covered by the guidance note , and beyond . |
| 19 | It is also clear that these concerns and impacts are likely to increase significantly over the twenty year period covered by the guidance note , and beyond . |
| 20 | Half of the stucco work had crumbled away and some of the shutters on the windows had broken free of their hinges to dangle precariously over the street . |
| 21 | Nobody who has ever taken the trouble to visit General Gouraud 's observation post on a cold , dank winter 's day , could ever escape the hell-hole ambiance of such a deathly place which seems to reach out over the decades of time to shame and sicken the human race . |
| 22 | ‘ In preparing this Address I had the opportunity to reflect back over the last thirty years , reliving those working days when wages were extremely low , working conditions poor and when in industry a person 's life was cheap . |
| 23 | And he he stowed with er stayed with the Ogilveys at Fortar He stayed er at night , so that was Oh and he used to walk all over the countryside . |
| 24 | Earlier however Kelburne looked as though they were going to walk all over the young Aberdonians when they raced into a 2-0 advantage from scores by David McKay and Michael Starling but a goal by Philip Webster just before half time gave the northerners a timely boost . |
| 25 | The Castle was faintly lit by the soft light of the moon , and Grainne , pausing to look down over the courtyard through a small side window , saw how the countryside was bathed in radiance . |
| 26 | After leaving the potion laboratory , she soon discovered that Mildred was not in her room and set off to look all over the school where , of course , she did not find the missing pupil . |
| 27 | Luke laughed deeply , turning away to stare out over the garden again . |
| 28 | In the week after the election we asked our panel to look back Over the whole campaign and tell us how useful they had found television , the press , and other sources for : ( 1 ) helping decide what party leaders and personalities were really like ; ( 2 ) keeping them informed about the issues ; and ( 3 ) helping them decide how to vote . |
| 29 | The object of bereavement work with the elderly can be more one of continuing supportive intervention and understanding the old person 's need to look back over the past years and relationships than of expecting them to ‘ work through ’ their grief to its resolution . |
| 30 | In splinters of thought , unconnectedly , I began to look back over the past three weeks . |