Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun] over her " in BNC.
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| 1 | The thought sent a wave of depression over her . |
| 2 | Not that that in itself was a bad thing , she acknowledged — but she bitterly resented the fact that he , Adam Burns , should have that kind of influence over her . |
| 3 | Even her father could n't exert that kind of power over her . |
| 4 | She dragged herself to her feet , and felt the short cotton skirt fall into place over her smoldering hind-quarters . |
| 5 | It made her feel as if he still had some sort of claim over her , and she really hated and resented that . |
| 6 | So , to calm her down , I threw my glass of wine over her . ’ |
| 7 | But since her captivity , a babel seethed around her constantly , the cries and demands of Sycorax , the commands of the men on guard over her , the hammering and planing of the pales for the stockade and for the settlers ' other plans ; the shouts of the men from the boat-building on the beach , the barking of orders to bondsmen brought from England on the ship that had returned , the yells of slaves whom they had loaded in Dahomey or Yoruba on the journey back , and roped and chained and put to work under the whip , and the bellowing laughter now and then of the overseer , a tall African who had been taken out of chains himself to hold the lash over his fellows . |
| 8 | There were rows at night over her staying out late with Sally . |