Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] over the water " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yeah , well , ’ Andy says , coming to stand near me and look out over the water . |
| 2 | On my perch , arms wrapped tightly round the shrouds , I was alternately laid back over the deck and thrust out over the water . |
| 3 | Gazing out over the water , the sun hot on her bare limbs , Polly sighed and allowed herself to relax . |
| 4 | One wooden jetty crept out over the water on brittle insect legs . |
| 5 | ‘ A menace ! ’ quacked another duck , skidding in over the water . |
| 6 | Worst part was swinging out over the water — the only way to get into this Fort Knox of a Marina — clutching the slithery pole — trying not to shout ‘ Help ! ’ — leg splayed out over the harbour all murky and oily below … |
| 7 | There was no answer to that , so Charles sat and looked out over the water to Steen 's bungalow . |
| 8 | Wrought-iron balconies jutted out over the water , and high above their heads lines of washing were strung , hanging motionless in the hot , still air . |
| 9 | The Bay had a square , two pubs , a promenade walk overlooked by three medium-sized Victorian hotels , and a restaurant with a terrace that stood out over the water . |
| 10 | The light from the top of the lighthouse flashed out over the water , and for thirty seconds she could see very well . |