Example sentences of "[prep] paper over " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was only when Fawn Hall testified , flicking back her hair in a fetching manner , that Inouye joined in the spirit of the proceedings , holding a piece of paper over his eyes to see her better in the glare of the television lights . |
| 2 | Lay a piece of paper over the artwork and draw on the actual positions of the components , showing the locations of all pinouts and terminals clearly . |
| 3 | And each time you come to the exercise each time they says they say Here you are solve read through it with a bit of paper over it . |
| 4 | You wrote the arrangement on a sheet of paper over dinner , and we both signed it . |
| 5 | He did his best to paper over the cracks . |
| 6 | DAVID WALSH argues that Ireland can no longer rely on fire and fury to paper over the cracks in a country where there are fifteen gaelic footballers for every rugby player . |
| 7 | Coupled with the exit of some vital players , it was as much as Neath could do to paper over the cracks and keep winning . |
| 8 | As Chief Whip he has managed to paper over the cracks in the back benches and maintain a united front behind the Prime Minister . |
| 9 | In the event , the meeting decreed an adjournment after only 90 minutes ; observers noted that there seemed to be a general desire to paper over the rifts caused by the Gulf war . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's part of the pattern , Charles ; society disintegrates before our eyes and we are expected to paper over the cracks . ’ |
| 11 | Well it 's just brought out a budget to paper over a few cracks and make it look good because they knew that , they 've got no more chances this is it in n it ? |