Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun sg] over [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She crashed through a tinsel and spray-snow Christmas decoration and , curled up tight , turned head over end through the air , landing neatly on her feet in the street . |
| 2 | The committee expressed concern over loss of public access as Forestry Commission woodland was sold off , and said that as a first step , all existing rights of way should be maintained . |
| 3 | Fixed-term stock did imply that the national debt would have to be repaid , one day , but for most of the eighteenth century control of the cost took priority over reduction of the principal . |
| 4 | In China the position was normally the reverse ; family and lineage took precedence over duty to the ruler . |
| 5 | Shoes spun end over end in vague orbits about their owners . |