Example sentences of "over [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An attempt to contest Japan 's control over Korean foreign policy at the Hague peace Conference in 1907 fell on deaf ears ; whether Korea was , or was not , independent meant little to most of the nations of the West . |
| 2 | The impersonal grey line of the North Sea kept us company to Helmsdale which nestles in the folds of heather hills close-cropped by winds that come relentlessly over that cruel water . |
| 3 | And all over that saucy trollop . ’ |
| 4 | She looked back over that stormy summer and was surprised to see each scene , even the ones that had seemed rather painful at the time , shining with an almost holy silver light . |
| 5 | Then she all at once became aware that Ven was looking at her seriously , all mockery , however gentle , gone , and suddenly she was feeling quite breathless , and discovering that she needed to say something , and quite urgently , to get her over that breathless feeling . |
| 6 | We quarrelled , I remember , over that Nilotic whore of his , Kuchuk Hanem . |
| 7 | ‘ We will be studying this programme very closely to see if it crosses over that legal line . |
| 8 | He spent a whole year over that clever toy . |
| 9 | I ca n't get over that ruddy idiot in ! |
| 10 | e e e he told me you were playing ladies , I said oh I bet you enjoyed them all , bet you go over that bloody table ! |
| 11 | He urged the garrison to trust in God , and referred to David and Goliath , to Israel triumphing over that mighty host by the seashore , to Daniel in the den of lions . |
| 12 | She felt a sudden flash of doubt , remembering the things Jeff had told her , and thought again what had occurred to her over that fateful cup of coffee . |
| 13 | ‘ The thoughts and feelings of that poor mother , giving over that tiny tot to a complete stranger , still haunt me today . ’ |
| 14 | It was a picture of Dick Hansen over that frozen lake in his P-40 . |
| 15 | Therefore I believe that man and his God have evolved together over that immense period of time which started with the advent of earthly life , reaches right through to the present time and will continue onwards forever , or until there is no longer life on earth . |
| 16 | She felt the hood over that sensitive spot being peeled back , and the small pink organ enticed out , until it stood proudly erect screaming for the touch of his fingertips . |
| 17 | They wore the same green and white of malai children all over that archipelagic state . |
| 18 | You can make connections or deals on the floor , but you know that it 's over that expense-account lunch , or in the private suite , the yacht , that real money is changing hands . |
| 19 | There 's no reason for the door to stay shut for good over that flying incident , but it will only be opened if he wants it enough . ’ |
| 20 | I could remember nothing further back than the time I was walking over that miserable plain . |
| 21 | There 's good sport over that high pasture , I remember it well from my time there as a boy . |
| 22 | Velcro , the touch fastener so beloved of outdoor skiing types and their like , is at the centre of a bitter spat between its board and disgruntled shareholders over that vexed question of shareholder value . |
| 23 | In a pot slung over that huge hearth she had cooked her family 's meals and , perhaps , at the end had heard in its roaring flames the crackling faggots of her dreadful martyrdom . |
| 24 | The number of sleepless nights I 've had over that smooth bastard moving in and Jozef kicking me out of bed . ’ |
| 25 | She wanted to stroke him , to run her fingers over that smooth bronze skin , to … |
| 26 | You could put it over that big scar thing on it . |
| 27 | and what I want to do is to look at it er over that particular period so I can explain everything to you in full because there are benefits to you in terms of tax savings |
| 28 | He and Charlie had had a good laugh over that particular house , but there had been something serious in Charlie 's laughter and Jack had guessed he aimed high . |
| 29 | In Manila in the Philippines , affluent urban enclaves — the golden ghettos — are distributed over that poverty-ridden metropolis , each with its own impenetrable fence and stern security force . |
| 30 | The the question was clear yes and er I in fact I agonized over that very question myself when I was trying to put these figures together . |