Example sentences of "he [verb] over [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All eyes were on him , making it fairly obvious to Leith that his family never saw him hesitate over anything . |
| 2 | They had already shared their bodies ; it seemed a little pointless to ask him to leave over something that Simone had to say . |
| 3 | She felt him pass over her head a chain , heavy , cold . |
| 4 | I can imagine him so very clearly , from his photographs , his words , but I do not remember him myself — I should have , I was two years old — it 's strange that I can not remember seeing him bending over my cot , as they say he did , glass of brandy-and-soda in hand . |
| 5 | He did not seem to hear , so I left him bending over his leg and filing away at his iron chain like a madman . |
| 6 | Foxe describes how ‘ Master Tyndale , a man of no great stature ’ , was courteously persuaded to walk ahead , whilst the tall and comely Philips behind him pointed over his head ‘ so that the officers who sat at the door might see that it was he whom they should take ; as the officers that took Master Tyndale afterwards told Poyntz , they pitied to see his simplicity when they took him . ’ |
| 7 | come up mum 's with the , and he snatched my handbag and he took the keys , he said that copper has got no rights to tell him to hand over them keys to me , I said what and he snatched them out of my handbag and I 've got no rights to my own house keys and I said what rights have I got to do , down his flat and collect half of my stuff back then ? |
| 8 | She and her detective rushed over to the photographer and she pleaded with him to hand over his film , and tell nothing of what he had seen . |
| 9 | He made over his share in Leopold 's estate to Nannerl in return for 1,000 gulden of ready cash , which he desperately needed . |
| 10 | It was heavy , being covered by a thick layer of turf , and as soon as he could he checked over his shoulder to satisfy himself the area was entirely clear , before climbing stiffly all the way out and dropping the trapdoor shut again . |
| 11 | I have been an avid reader since nursery school , and so find it very difficult to understand my headmaster husband when he dawdles over anything except travel brochures and restaurant menus ! |
| 12 | ‘ Why ? ’ he asked over his shoulder . |
| 13 | He seemed faintly bored as he gazed over her head through the window . |
| 14 | He looks over my head , can not meet my eyes . |
| 15 | ‘ Swayne 's place ; he lives over his shop . |
| 16 | Niall 's coat brushed against her arm as he peered over her shoulder . |
| 17 | He towered over everybody like a strapping Gallic chieftain . |
| 18 | He towered over his mother . |
| 19 | He towered over his foes , and was flailing at them two-handed . |
| 20 | Raising his voice , he shouted over their rising clamour . |
| 21 | ‘ Fine place , eh , Miz Sutherland ? ’ he shouted over his shoulder . |
| 22 | ‘ I shall inspect this abbey myself ! ’ he shouted over his shoulder . |
| 23 | He bent over her whispering , ‘ Better now , my love ? |
| 24 | Though it may well be , he wrote , that one actually achieves more working with the wrong plans and in the wrong spirit , with the wrong tools and the wrong principles , on the wrong surface and with the wrong conception , it may well be , he wrote ( and Goldberg typed ) , that one achieves more than working with the right plans and in the right spirit , with the right tools and the right principles , on the right surface and with the right conception , though right and wrong and more and less are relative concepts and what seems right at one moment to one person may seem wrong at the same moment to another Person or at another moment to the same person , and what seems more to one person at one moment may seem less to another person at the same moment or at another moment to the same person , right , wrong , more , less , relative concepts , scribbled Goldberg , in the margin , panting slightly as he bent over his old Olivetti Portable , there is only the beginning , wrote Harsnet , or rather , there is only having begun , beginning , scribbled Goldberg , aware now of the black stains on his hands left by the felt-tip pen , having begun , there is only the feeling in the pit of the stomach or the feeling in the chest , wrote Harsnet , the feeling of sickness or the feeling of elation , those are not relative , he wrote , those are absolute . |
| 25 | He bent over his stepfather and looked straight into his eyes . |
| 26 | He bent over his stepfather and whispered , ‘ Ken , I 'm going to the Church . ’ |
| 27 | As he walked towards the towering ship , he mused over his good fortune . |
| 28 | ‘ Cheap , Bridget , ’ he muttered over his shoulder , and strode off down the corridor , leaving Loretta and Bridget exchanging amused glances with each other . |
| 29 | He pored over his 1:100000 maps and finally selected four possibilities . |
| 30 | He winks over his shoulder at someone , but I do n't see who . |