Example sentences of "her [noun] [adv] over the " in BNC.

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1 She ran her fingers slowly over the stubbly , woven texture of a wall-hanging , part woven , part collage .
2 She ran her fingers gently over the manila surface and felt the outline of something small and cold inside .
3 Helen whispered , running her fingers reverently over the brilliants in Alexandra 's bracelet .
4 Alexandra sat in front of her mirror in her new cream silk gown while Lyddy folded her hair carefully over the pads .
5 He was the sort of man who was always punctual and here she was with her hair all over the place and a shiny nose .
6 ‘ I saw the evidence with my own eyes , Melanie wearing only a dressing-gown , her hair all over the place .
7 Running her mind quickly over the events of the week just passed , she could n't think of anything she had done wrong , and Tom Russell was not the kind of doctor who made mountains out of molehills where nursing procedure was concerned .
8 Her body arched pleadingly beneath him as she reached up , trailing her lips slowly over the now moist , tanned skin of his powerful chest , with its covering of rough dark hair tapering to a point on his flat stomach .
9 He was being annoying on purpose , she fumed , but , aware that this man easily had her emotions all over the place , she again strove for calm .
10 Doggedly she kept her head down over the jewel-coloured designs , trying to concentrate , but after another few seconds she gave up and laid down her pen with elaborate resignation .
11 She reached up , feeling him flinch as she ran her finger lightly over the chiselled perfection of his upper lip to wipe away an imaginary trace of lipstick .
12 This must go up on the wall ! ’ and stick his latest painting up with Sellotape alongside the daubs by the mentally handicapped group she had played for at Christmas , and the postcards from her friends all over the world .
13 Jessamy slowly walked forward and rubbed her hand gently over the rough surface of the nearest stone .
14 She ran her hand lovingly over the fabric , kicked off her shoes and exposed a length of leg .
15 Linda put her hand impulsively over the other woman 's gnarled old one .
16 She placed her hand lightly over the rose , her eyes meeting his with an answering depth of emotion .
17 There was a marble fireplace opposite the door ; she walked slowly to it and ran her hand lightly over the back of one of the small , velvet-covered sofas that flanked it .
18 ‘ She was a lively piece , from what I hear — flying her kite all over the place .
19 She spread her hands secretively over the page .
20 Then Carrie jumped aside as a passing bus threw up some slush from the gutter , and as she brushed her hands down over the bottom of her coat , she said , ‘ You 'd think they did it on purpose , ’ and as he went to assist her she stayed his hands , saying , ‘ It 'll only make it worse .
21 There was one girl there today , she was about fifteen or seventeen and she had to put her coat on over the top of the gown because it was
22 After seeing Mr Stephens disappear around the corner , she examined the small room minutely , the books on the shelf — reading out all their titles aloud — the three prints on the wall , " The Education of the Young Raleigh " , " Derwentwater at Dawn " and " The Drunkard 's Children " — drew her boots appreciatively over the mat , picked up the jug of pencils and finally came to the oven which was next to the sink .
23 Snow fell off the bottom of her boots all over the tiled floor , but she did n't care .
24 Isabel picked her way carefully over the rough bank , the cramped muscles in her legs protesting at the exercise , and took the reins .
25 Although the moon was riding high in the sky , and shedding a rather weird , eerie glow on the flowering shrubs and various trees edging the green lawn , she was surprised at how much more calm and at ease she felt in the soft , enveloping darkness as she picked her way carefully over the sand .
26 So she was surprised , and vaguely annoyed , to see Sandra Bamfield picking her way cautiously over the large rocks that had to be scaled to get to the privacy of this particular beach .
27 THE expression is solemn , the lines of age etched deeper by the traumas which have torn her family apart over the past year .
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