Example sentences of "and [noun] [verb] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lightning played across the front almost continually , and thunder rolled over the catamaran . |
| 2 | The rain grew heavier and thunder rumbled over the mountains . |
| 3 | The country is pleasantly undulating around here , and it reminds me a bit of Italy , with the hot sunshine , and the little red-roofed farms and houses dotted over the country . |
| 4 | To his left the gorse and hawthorn sprawled over the hillside against a backdrop of little Cornish fields disposed in their unique version of three-dimensional geometry . |
| 5 | Mr Keegan said : ‘ We want to personally thank the people who have contributed to this memorial and to thank everyone in Kirkby for their support and kind wishes over the months . ’ |
| 6 | The design , the cover informed her , was inspired by ancient Viking jewellery , which explained the serpentine interweaving of the colours , and her brain and fingers co-ordinated over the task with such dexterity that Leonora had no doubt this was something she 'd done often before . |
| 7 | Even as she spoke , however , the door was flung open and Sarah stumbled over the threshold , half-dragging and half-lifting George into the room . |
| 8 | They are not very efficient at working in raw manure , but will mix in proprietary composted manure and bark spread over the surface . |
| 9 | ‘ What 's up , Rosie ? ’ asked Hilary , watching their spaniel and labrador rolling over the twilit green turf . |
| 10 | If that is true , as I hope it is , it may well be that the long-term trend of unemployment , which has seen troughs and peaks rising over the past 30 or 40 years with every trough and every peak getting higher , will turn round so that the peak of unemployment will be considerably lower than the last peak of unemployment . |
| 11 | The research would inform planning and decision making over the use of legal aid in tribunals . |
| 12 | Gloom and despondency hung over the royal party and Anne was more than a little resentful of having been required to join them in sanctuary . |
| 13 | Who is going to buy a T-shirt with the words ‘ Athletico Whaddon ’ felt-tipped on to a piece of paper , and Blu-tac 'd over an Iron Maiden logo ? |
| 14 | To what extent have ideas , movements and institutions changed over a period of time ( a ) in form ( b ) in substance ? |
| 15 | The gentleness and kindness which they preached as the very foundation of its teaching , and as insisted on by Jesus Christ himself , now stands starkly contrasted with the history of cruelty and violence perpetrated over the centuries in the name of Christianity . |
| 16 | Dawn had begun to break , and daylight crept over the barren countryside . |
| 17 | Cornwall rallied with some sweeping drives , the Soviets losing their discipline and Rule slotting over the equalising penalty 13 minutes from time . |
| 18 | One after another , the Doctor , Ace , Francis , Elaine , Defries and Bernice stepped over the thick cable and into the TARDIS . |
| 19 | Meanwhile , IBM Corp shares plunged $5.50 to $72.50 on the day the company reported a stunning net loss after charges for the third quarter of $2,778m last week and scepticism rose over the prompt promise in the analysts ' call after the announcement that the dividend is safe . |
| 20 | Meanwhile , King Alexander reached-the top of Kinghorn Ness where both rider and horse toppled over the cliff to their deaths . |
| 21 | An economic agreement worth 7,200,000 million lire in the form of a government-guaranteed loan and export credits over the next five years , as announced by Italy on Oct. 18 , was also signed . |
| 22 | During their stay the Juan Carlos and Salinas presided over the signature of a five-year treaty of friendship and co-operation in the context of which Spain was to provide aid to Mexico of 4,400 million pesetas ( about US$40,000,000 at current exchange rates ) over five years in the form of credits and investment in the private sector . |
| 23 | They drive at good-length balls without getting to the pitch and loft strokes over the heads of the inner ring of fieldsmen . |
| 24 | The 499th anniversary of Columbus 's arrival in the Americas on Oct. 12 was marked by marches by indigenous people in Guatemala , Mexico , Bolivia and Chile protesting over the massacre and exploitation of indians which followed the Spanish conquest of Latin America , and the violence and injustice still being suffered by their descendants . |
| 25 | ( One notable relic is the second volume ( Men ) of a two-volume group entitled Things and Men : it is full of snippets of conversation and descriptions spread over the period 1897 to 1910 , frequently used in his books and papers in order to restrain his fancy and keep his feet firmly on the ground . ) |
| 26 | His companion , a pretty , dark-haired woman , was taking up all of his attention , and Lissa frowned over the rim of the cup . |
| 27 | Warm sun , birds singing and dragonflies skimming over the pool . |
| 28 | With her hair dyed red and body hunched over the monitors , Lesley looks like a Cronenbergian Miki Berenyi , her face contorted and spewing out ‘ hips , tits , lips , power ’ and generous quantities of beer with alacrity . |
| 29 | The rain is going to continue overnight with heavy rain in places and mists developing over the Cotswolds and the Chilterns . |
| 30 | The wind and rain ceased over the next two days , but giant waves of up to fifteen feet continued to batter the shoreline , flooding and wrecking many homes . |