Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] over [art] [noun sg] " 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 | We drank the tea squatting in the shade , gazing down over the desert and the river valley . |
| 3 | Gazing idly over the rolling green lawns , she watched the red glow of the sun , slowly beginning to sink down over the horizon . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Also , remote users can dial in over a modem and access a network 's drives — this is really useful if you have people on the road who need access to office files . |
| 7 | It was a large , grassy paddock , wired in over the top to stop the high-climbing cats from escaping . |
| 8 | Fibrous tissue replaces this , the capillaries heal and contract down over a period of months to leave a linear scar . |
| 9 | Still in his underclothes , Ebenezer lay sprawled across the bed , his head hanging down over the side , his one hand clawing at his throat . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | They were checked again then carried on over the drawbridge and through the gate . |
| 12 | Drape over , press down over the top and sides , and smooth to fit over the corners before trimming away excess around the base . |
| 13 | The dark , lazy appraisal moved down over the jut of her breasts beneath the soft material , and she shivered involuntarily , despite the warm night . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | There was Duncan McCrea , behind both of them , on his knees , head down over a ditch , hands deep in the water supporting his weight , retching up his guts . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | As she bent down over the fire , her nose-ring and the silver coins of her necklace glinted fiercely . |
| 21 | An elegant BMW drew up over the road and Fatimah Bankhead , the chain-smoking Islamic feminist , stepped out . |
| 22 | I cut off the path proper and charged up over a dune and down its other side to where the service pipe carrying the water and electricity to the house appears out of the sand and crosses the creek . |
| 23 | To succeed , they have to be able to draw on their full resources , built up over a lifetime . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Even though you have checked things over thoroughly , there is always the distinct possibility that something electrical will pack up over the Christmas period . |
| 26 | Although the provision of public housing had been established as a principle in rural areas by 1939 — by itself no mean achievement when one looks back over the history of rural housing — the results of twenty years of legislation were a disappointment . |
| 27 | Mounting a size 8 Green Highlander , John cast out over the stream . |
| 28 | Most trout fishing tackle accessories are available from the well-appointed lodge which is stilted out over the lake beside the car park and rearing ponds . |
| 29 | Those of you who jet off to foreign parts for your hols and fly from Chamden airport , may be interested to know that your flight path probably heads out over The Welfare Field . |
| 30 | Helen had scrambled back over the wall . |