Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] over the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Even with all the other general fund-raising that goes on over the year , it is pleasing that you still run or participate in events that are specifically for the Society ; we have again benefited from Raffles , Cake Sales , Bring and Buys , Good as New , Cheese-and-Wines , Coffee Mornings — AND — Sponsored Slims !
2 Sandblasting of the Great Slab area at Stanage to remove graffiti painted on over the August bank holiday has had the beneficial side effect of totally cleaning the afflicted area of chalk and rubber marks , and has also increased the friction .
3 Black rain clouds were scudding in over the Thames .
4 We drank the tea squatting in the shade , gazing down over the desert and the river valley .
5 ‘ We pulled out all the stops to produce extra stock needed to meet the charter flights , so the paint could be flown in over the weekends . ’
6 Gazing idly over the rolling green lawns , she watched the red glow of the sun , slowly beginning to sink down over the horizon .
7 Werner was in his late forties with a short , stocky physique , thinning brown hair and a neatly trimmed russet moustache that tapered down over the corners of his mouth .
8 A third round of preliminary talks in Rome between the TPLF and the Ethiopian government on March 20-29 had broken down over the TPLF 's insistence that " substantive talks " should involve a joint delegation of the TPLF and its ally , the Ethiopian People 's Democratic Movement ( EPDM ) .
9 Cabinet negotiations had broken down over the balance of power in the government , with the " small coalition " demanding greater control over the economy than the PSL was prepared to concede .
10 You can see there 's been a wee bit of damage to that ligament just where it goes down over the top of that bone .
11 It was a large , grassy paddock , wired in over the top to stop the high-climbing cats from escaping .
12 Still in his underclothes , Ebenezer lay sprawled across the bed , his head hanging down over the side , his one hand clawing at his throat .
13 A wind was gathering at the coast , preparing to sweep across the fields , lean against the few trees and race on over the road , across to the far side of the island .
14 They were checked again then carried on over the drawbridge and through the gate .
15 Drape over , press down over the top and sides , and smooth to fit over the corners before trimming away excess around the base .
16 The dark , lazy appraisal moved down over the jut of her breasts beneath the soft material , and she shivered involuntarily , despite the warm night .
17 Manpower had come down over the years from 470,000 in 1960 to 215,000 twenty years later , but the business was still over-staffed .
18 Though her hair was not quite dry Franca began to plait it very fast , letting a long thick plait materialise between her nimble hands , then tossing it over her shoulder and letting it hang down over the back of the chair .
19 Bakhramov 's opinion that an extra-time shot by Geoff Hurst had hit the underside of the crossbar and bounced down over the goal-line prompted Swiss referee Gottfried Dienst to allow the goal which gave England a 3–2 lead .
20 The cassock had a thin hood , held in place over the attendant 's head and face by what looked like the brim from an old and worn red hat ; it was squeezed down over the attendant 's head , the top of the hood showing through where the hat 's crown should have been .
21 After the glue has been applied to both edges of each segment and they are assembled , the banding clamp is dropped down over the assembly and tightened until the joints close up tightly .
22 The clouds have dropped down over the mountain so that the evangelicals and charismatics on the first contour above the town have vanished into the mist .
23 As she bent down over the fire , her nose-ring and the silver coins of her necklace glinted fiercely .
24 More recently , it was impossible to forget how he personally had been let down over the reserves pledged for the first phase at Verdun .
25 They bumped off over the cobbles .
26 An elegant BMW drew up over the road and Fatimah Bankhead , the chain-smoking Islamic feminist , stepped out .
27 Strombolian activity continued for most of this time in the little cone built up over the fissure , until it was a respectable thirty metres or so in height , while the lavas snaked down-slope in several glowing tongues , permanently ruining many of the best skiing slopes , engulfing one by one the pylons that carried the cable-way , and demolishing the upper cable-station .
28 Do schools take their small-scale budgetary approaches , built up over the years by dealing with capitation , or do they reappraise their resource management approach ?
29 But the lesson of the Kennedy case is that if you have the chance to take another job before your redundancy has been confirmed , you may have to choose between safeguarding your future and cashing in on the job rights built up over the years in your present employment .
30 The strength of the economy has been founded on small family businesses and farms built up over the years by hard work and self-denial .
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