Example sentences of "[pn reflx] over [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My own father , ’ Francis continued , ‘ failed in business and drove himself over a cliff in full view of us all , five years ago . |
| 2 | As Gentle reached the river 's other bank Pie'oh'pah turned and fled , throwing himself over the wall into the park without seeming to care what lay on the other side : anything to be out of Gentle 's sight . |
| 3 | His pursuer smiled grimly , and waited as many seconds as he dared before heaving himself over the wall with surprising agility . |
| 4 | Ronni turned to scowl at him as , with the easy grace of a pole vaulter , he swung himself over the edge of the boat . |
| 5 | Mr Farrow is understood locally to have taken the conveyance between the Earl of Carnarvon and himself over the lordship of the manor to mean that he was owner of the common . |
| 6 | Tammuz leaned over Zambia and removed a T-shirt which had hooked itself over the wall-clock in the frenzy of its removal the previous night . |
| 7 | Marine Insurance covering injury or damage you may cause to third parties with one of our yachts , and accidental losses or damage to the yacht itself over the amount of £320 . |
| 8 | Consequently his wife has been left to fend for herself over a variety of matters . |
| 9 | Her English teacher found her crying by herself over the job of rearranging the drama cupboard . |
| 10 | Sister Bell threw herself over the body of the child , the repetitive tap of the bullets told us were we being especially dive-bombed , and shot up . |
| 11 | The amount of power ministers had seized for themselves over the development of young people was also worrying . |
| 12 | There were of course bitter disputes among the Bolsheviks themselves over the direction of Soviet policy after the immediate threat to their power receded , with furious denunciation from those who fell foul of the regime — most notably from Trotsky . |
| 13 | Frankie backed away as the animal 's snarling head and powerful front legs hooked themselves over the top of the gate and her back legs struggled for a foot-hold on the curves of wrought iron . |
| 14 | Firstly , the researchers dispute amongst themselves over the value of experiments where animals need to be used . |