Example sentences of "[v-ing] with [adj] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | And she was smiling warmly too , her whole face sweet and happy , because it had been a charming sight — Lucenzo bowing with old-world charm over the old lady 's hand , and the softened chocolate of his eyes , which iced up immediately they met Meredith 's , and the gentleness of her expression turned to bewilderment . |
| 2 | I was waiting with both hands over my ears , as if that would do something . ’ |
| 3 | Jessamy quickly drew in the details , her hand moving with sure confidence over the sheet of paper . |
| 4 | His clear blue eyes were amused as he pulled himself upright , looking cool and collected , his gaze moving with tender appreciation over her uncovered opaline breasts . |
| 5 | He 's just as likely to be found talking to a six-strong student society in Bangor as addressing 500 top Earth scientists in Washington ; he will have a drink with ( and on ) me just as readily ( or so he makes it appear ) as he will have lunch with ( and no doubt on ) the director of the US National Science Foundation ; if he 's not corresponding with some editor over some esoteric point of science , he 's trying to persuade the high-ups at the European Space Agency to do something adventurous in planetology for a change . |
| 6 | The Darlington Railway Preservation Society is negotiating with British Coal over the event and hopes to transport the engine from the Whessoe sidings . |
| 7 | So pressing his camera to my eye I tried to focus on this tanned , happy man , standing with one boot over the edge of a 200- or 300-foot drop , and the other on the edge of thin air . |
| 8 | Disney is still arguing with several contractors over the final bill for the theme park . |
| 9 | Adjustment of C 2 to procure division of potential that is independent of frequency may be carried out directly working with sinusoidal inputs over a wide range of frequencies or more conveniently through monitoring the distortion of fast pulses . |