Example sentences of "over and " in BNC.
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| 1 | She , her body prompting her still , with no finality in her , turned her world over and over again in her mind 's restless fingers . |
| 2 | Romeo is a good choice , and there are many speeches to look over and consider , but think also about the not so familiar young lover Troilus ; Bassanio , Lorenzo and Graziano , from the Merchant of Venice all make good choices too . |
| 3 | There are plenty of good coaches about just as there are a multitude of nice misguided types who seek to portray themselves through other people over and over again . |
| 4 | I would suggest that if you are sure of your pieces , do n't read them over and over again on the way to the audition — once will be quite enough . |
| 5 | The distinctive feature of the beliefs is that they assert or imply the honour or prestige due to the group over and against another or other groups , and consequently motivate the group to achieve such honour on the field of social conflict . |
| 6 | Rather than such force being seen as a prerogative of the state , it is seen by many in the alliance to inhere in the people of Ulster who over and over again need to assert their autonomous rights . |
| 7 | Sometimes he walks slowly over and inspects one of his plants . |
| 8 | Colonel Feather had then expressed a worry that children could easily reach over and scoop up a fingerful of frosting , perhaps spoiling someone 's chances , so he and Mr Doran — the latter complaining mightily about his lumbago — had moved the cakes to the back of the table . |
| 9 | I stood amid a gaggle of laughing students in frozen silence , and read the list over and over again . |
| 10 | He went over to pick up a coffee for himself , then came back over and sat down . |
| 11 | Katrina went over and had a quick word with her , then she beckoned towards me . |
| 12 | Not only must you spray regularly , but it 's a good idea to vary the brand of spray that you use ; the nasty wee beasties soon develop resistance if you use the same one over and over again , and that 's something worth taking the time to avoid . |
| 13 | On a windy day , more care is usually taken , but even then a few moments ' inattention , or the wrong drill , can result in the glider being blown over and written off . |
| 14 | It is vital to check the actual flying speed the instant the side-slip is over and the ASI is back in normal operation . |
| 15 | But he rang at 10.30 , hung over and apologetic . |
| 16 | But I shall give her the once over and deliver my inestimable verdict . ’ |
| 17 | Come over and I 'll wine you and dine you and make love with you for the rest of your life . |
| 18 | For Jay , many things in life had been easy , a walk-over , ; she had leapt over and through the academic hurdles and hoops of childhood and teenage with a lazy facility that she only realised later . |
| 19 | I 'll come over and we 'll get this exhibition moving . |
| 20 | Only last summer , years after it was all over and Astrid had found her stone cottage with roses round the door , golden/grey in a late summer orchard , she met Jay , and her eyes were green as the flames on ashwood . |
| 21 | The effect of this is generally to knock the opponent over and earn you a full point . |
| 22 | Loosen the support when the competition is over and work the wrist in such a way as to maintain its range of movement . |
| 23 | Now he beckoned Cameron over and shook him formally by the hand . |
| 24 | Stewart strode over and seized Cameron by the front of his cloak . |
| 25 | A manuscript of poems was assembled by him for the Professor to view ; the intention being ( and Dudek was very well experienced in this sort of work ) for him to take the matter over and see it through to publication . |
| 26 | She turned over and buried her head in the pillow . |
| 27 | Then I am standing in Aisha 's house with its Moroccan furniture and Moroccan smell , hardly able to believe that I 'm in London , having braved the customs official who turned my passport over and over in his hands . |
| 28 | A single note repeated over and over again , throbbing in my head , making my chest tighten . |
| 29 | I went out and slammed the door behind me , turning the key in the lock as if I wanted to safeguard the proof of the crime and its only witnesses , repeating the same English phrase , over and over again , ‘ Just you wait and see . ’ |
| 30 | The boy came over and put his arm round me , as if he could not quite believe my laughter and my lack of agitation . |