Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] [noun sg] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had warm days and clear , cold nights when they sat round the camp fires or stood guard over the horses . |
| 2 | I think it 'll be the best thing , you know , just in case you do get crayon and felt tip over the walls and that ! |
| 3 | This is largely the result of a dramatic increase in the level of reported and detected crime over the same period , though it also reflects decisions by the police and prosecuting authorities to deal with such offenders by means of prosecuting them instead of cautioning them or taking no further action . |
| 4 | Then , under the banner of Islam , descendants of Turkish shepherd tribes stormed Constantinople , fought under the walls of Vienna , subjugated the Balkans and held sway over the Hejaz , Egypt and Algiers . |
| 5 | She sat on the corner of the old sofa with her legs folded under her and stared at the window , willing the oil lamp not to sputter and distort the sounds that belonged to the night : the true night that lay outside in the garden and the valley and held dominion over the hills . |