Example sentences of "it be [vb pp] [adv] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or had it been shot down over the Channel ? |
| 2 | ‘ Why somebody 's left an 'ole choc-ice on the floor , and it 's run all over the place . |
| 3 | They 've nae room for it , here at Kelvingrove , so it 's kept all over the west of Scotland hidden away . ’ |
| 4 | It 's written all over you ! ’ |
| 5 | Do n't bother to lie , girl , it 's written all over you ! ’ |
| 6 | ‘ It 's used all over the world — hotel trade jargon . |
| 7 | ‘ Do n't be so modest , Archie , ’ said Robins , adding for my benefit , ‘ The colonel is responsible for all manner of things — the daily radio link — ‘ the sked ’ as it 's known all over the Pacific-crime and punishment , what happens if the electricity breaks down . ’ |
| 8 | It is thrust northwards over a zone including metasediments with K-Ar dates of 365–345 Ma ( Late Devonian or Early Carboniferous ) . |
| 9 | Agriculture is not like defence — a matter of being privy to private information ; it is splattered all over the journals . |
| 10 | Inside , it is decorated all over walls and vault with biblical scenes , the figure groups and panels separated by arabesque banding . |
| 11 | Suck all the air out from under the plastic so it is forced down over the wooden former . |
| 12 | Although it 's more expensive than the regional wines , it is sold all over the country . |
| 13 | It was attended by over 200 representatives of local community , tenants , unemployed , and political groups . |
| 14 | ‘ Just the one , but it was renewed periodically over the years because the bitch was irresistible , and she knew it . ’ |
| 15 | Were there times when it was written all over her face ? |
| 16 | It was written all over your face . |
| 17 | By 1800 the new Shorthorn was Britain 's tallest breed , the bulls standing 152cm at the withers ; the famous Durham Ox was 165cm tall and weighed 3,024 pounds as a five-year-old in 1801 when it was exhibited all over the country , remaining a star travelling showpiece until it dislocated its hip in 1807 . |
| 18 | Since it was carried out over a four-month summer period ( May-August ) , the practices of these industries with summer peaks will have been better captured than the practices of those with peaks at other times of the year . |
| 19 | The Unix festival , UniForum ‘ 93 , did n't feel as successful a show as it was last year : it was spread out over a lot more acreage and split into two widely separated pavilions , and attendance looked sparse and the aisles empty despite show management 's claims of a 10% increase in traffic — like as not , it was talking about the pre-registration which was up , but unofficially we hear attendance was down ; UniForum is still more a Unix celebration than anything else but it remains to be seen whether there will still be things to celebrate or whether erosion has set in . |
| 20 | Alec gave chase until it was thrown back over his head to be caught by one of the boys at the rear . |
| 21 | The cassock had a thin hood , held in place over the attendant 's head and face by what looked like the brim from an old and worn red hat ; it was squeezed down over the attendant 's head , the top of the hood showing through where the hat 's crown should have been . |