Example sentences of "[prep] her [noun] [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 | Snow fell off the bottom of her boots all over the tiled floor , but she did n't care . |
| 3 | To deny herself equally , she acknowledged bitterly , still painfully aware of her body 's aching need for fulfilment as she pulled the straps of her dress up over her shoulders and then zipped it up swiftly . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | He looked into her rather desperate eyes and Maggie ran the tip of her tongue anxiously over her lips . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , I never ! ’ said Aunt Bedelia stalking off with her skirt up over her head showing her fleecy-lined Directoire knickers . |
| 8 | This must go up on the wall ! ’ and stick his latest painting up with Sellotape alongside the daubs by the mentally handicapped group she had played for at Christmas , and the postcards from her friends all over the world . |
| 9 | While Fleury and Harry exchanged a glance of shock and bewilderment at the unfortunate turn the tea party had suddenly taken , an effervescent mass detached itself from one of her breasts , which was revealed to be the shape of a plump carp , then from one of her diamond knee-caps , then an ebony avalanche thundered from her spine down over her buttocks , then from some other part of her . |