Example sentences of "[prep] [pos pn] [noun sg] [adv] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boswell reported : ‘ The queen of our ball was the eldest Miss Macleod , of Rasay , an elegant , well-bred woman , and celebrated for her beauty all over these regions , by the name of Miss Flora Rasay . |
| 2 | She put a shaking hand up to her mouth , her eyes falling on Ellen , who was kneeling by the fireplace , clutching the tattered edges of her dress together over her breasts and watching her father anxiously . |
| 3 | He looked into her rather desperate eyes and Maggie ran the tip of her tongue anxiously over her lips . |
| 4 | My own vanity , such as it was , could not accept any of this ; in that dressing-gown , and with my hair all over the place , I was hardly something that a chance met man would want to lay claim to . |
| 5 | He was the sort of man who was always punctual and here she was with her hair all over the place and a shiny nose . |
| 6 | Franky contented himself with strolling around with his blindfold still over his face . |
| 7 | ‘ The first time I ever saw you , you were in breeches with your hair all over your face and again the next day when you took me out riding . |
| 8 | Liturgically , its significance is shown by the increasing numbers of people who attend as pilgrims and depend upon its availability all over the land for their prayerful refreshment . |
| 9 | An excellent speaker , she spoke at conferences on its behalf all over England and travelled extensively in the USA , Canada , New Zealand , and Australia during the 1930s . |