Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] over the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a large , grassy paddock , wired in over the top to stop the high-climbing cats from escaping . |
| 2 | The dark , lazy appraisal moved down over the jut of her breasts beneath the soft material , and she shivered involuntarily , despite the warm night . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | As she bent down over the fire , her nose-ring and the silver coins of her necklace glinted fiercely . |
| 5 | An elegant BMW drew up over the road and Fatimah Bankhead , the chain-smoking Islamic feminist , stepped out . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Mounting a size 8 Green Highlander , John cast out over the stream . |
| 8 | When he did , shouting and screaming , they tried to grab hold of him but only succeeded in ripping off his jacket sleeve as he bounced back over the wall . |
| 9 | There 's also a lounge and TV area and spacious sun terrace , built out over the lake . |
| 10 | These are piers built out over the harbour , and indicate old merchants ' houses , where ships could unload directly into the premises . |
| 11 | Shep , apparently well satisfied , wandered back over the grass and collapsed in a cool patch where an apple tree threw its shade over the grass ; head on paws he waited in comfort for his next victim , |
| 12 | According to the Tass news agency , 37 trains got through over the weekend , partly as a result of ‘ serious measures ’ by the authorities . |
| 13 | When the verdict came down over the radio earlier that afternoon , I thought it had to be some kind of misunderstanding — a joke . |
| 14 | Tomorrow , May 21 , at a few minutes before six in the evening it will be precisely half a century since Wellington DV841 came down over the County Durham village of Roddymoor . |
| 15 | So , so John came in over the top , Colin put his hands on top line , so John said I 'm in charge , over the top , Colin said , no . |
| 16 | Gunga drove off over the bridge as I looked around for a suitable spot to get some practice in . |
| 17 | They were in their plastic bags on the outdoor grounds , and as the sun came up , it came up over the top of the hill and hit the silver pyramid and there was David on stage singing . |
| 18 | discuss this with officers , the same came up over the weekend . |
| 19 | When eventually the moon came up over the edge of the trees he was able to see a group of four men and three horses coming towards him . |
| 20 | A moment later , a second rider came up over the lip of rock and drew up beside the first . |
| 21 | As he came up over the rise he thought he heard a beautiful song . |
| 22 | Of the verderers he could see nothing , but so strong was his sense of present danger that Allen remained half-hidden watching until the sun came up over the forest and the wet rock slabs of the Waste shone like glass and he could feel the first faint warmth of the sun 's beams striking on his face . |
| 23 | And then came back over the bridge ? |
| 24 | The noise brought Jacqui to the door and light spilled out over the scene . |
| 25 | The petrol tank split open as it rolled and most of the gas spilled out over the hill . ’ |
| 26 | Next to this are heaps of coal and a conveyor cantilevered out over the river . |
| 27 | Then he jumped on to his black horse , and rode off over the moor with the hounds running and crying around him . |
| 28 | Both men hurtled on over the top of Barbara in a tangle of limbs , crashing to the office floor . |
| 29 | He giggled girlishly , as if he were contemplating some impromptu lobotomies , and the beard , which flowed down over the steering wheel , rustled suggestively in the hollow socket of the speedometer . |
| 30 | The chief inspector climbed in over the sill , eased down the window and found herself in the hall . |