Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time we lowered ourselves over the bergschrund and had descended the soggy snow of the glacier , the sun was dipping below the satellites of Mt Blanc . |
| 2 | He became adept at launching himself over the canoe 's side ; first leaning back with legs outstretched athwart the cockpit , a quick flip of the body brought him face down towards the water before lowering himself onto it . |
| 3 | Then from out there where Slorne 's gaze had led him , from out of the dark moonlit sky , there came a distant calling of a name , a place , a power , and it was like a great presence he could only feel and not see , and it cast itself over him , and over his cage , and over the whole Zoo , and over more than that . |
| 4 | The explanation seems to be that consecutive measurements have been found to be very consistent , whatever variation exists manifests itself over a longer period corresponding to several averaged measurements . |
| 5 | With all the rain emptying itself over the Feyenoord Stadium it was hard to put last night 's match in the context of a World Cup which is more likely to present problems of heat than waterproofing . |
| 6 | The first argument to scotch is that Britain has committed itself over the years to accepting the single currency and the central bank . |
| 7 | She 'd hanged herself over pressure of work and the fact she was terrified about her first essay . |
| 8 | Frankie backed away as the animal 's snarling head and powerful front legs hooked themselves over the top of the gate and her back legs struggled for a foot-hold on the curves of wrought iron . |
| 9 | The success rate of lawyers was consistently better than that of trades union representatives and of individuals representing themselves over the four years from 1979 to 1982 covered ( DoE , 1984 ) . |
| 10 | She could view with contempt those of her fellow tourists who , after the Aegean , could excite themselves over the meretricious charms of Venice . |
| 11 | Anyway , I did some radio interviews and I was quite taken aback when I found myself over the front page of the Evening Standard . |
| 12 | Thorfinn said , ‘ The venison of the Naas , the fish of the Boyne and the cresses of the Brosna are the due of the High King , but devil a man of you will have stirred himself over it . |
| 13 | When , at last , he lifted himself over her , she was more than ready , welcoming him into her with a little whimper of bliss . |
| 14 | He had to rip his jacket free from the wooden beam and , sprawling himself over the chair , held onto the rope for all he was worth . |
| 15 | ‘ My own father , ’ Francis continued , ‘ failed in business and drove himself over a cliff in full view of us all , five years ago . |
| 16 | The seriousness was underlined when he warned : ‘ Our party could break itself over Europe with consequences which would deeply damage Britain and only bring comfort to our opponents . |
| 17 | ‘ Their precious Republic has ruined itself over the Naples war . |
| 18 | He still went on to do an enormous lob over Coton 's head , and what seemed like half an hour later the ball sneaked itself over the line . |
| 19 | Dust was beginning to deposit itself over his furniture , while the kitchen floor needed scrubbing where he had dropped an egg on it . |
| 20 | Mrs Crumwallis poised herself over her urns in her favourite position , while Hilary Frome acted on Milton 's assurance that they also served who only stood and waited . |
| 21 | The advanced technology of Ticene means that any grease splashes which land on the inside of the oven , spread themselves over a large area and burn away at normal cooking temperatures . |
| 22 | She 'd loved the stones it smoothed , and its wildness when it flung itself over the promenade wall , scattering gravel and driftwood . |
| 23 | That matter is high on their agenda , and the hon. Gentleman may recall that the Labour party has distinguished itself over the past 40 years by being wrong about practically every foreign policy and defence issue that has come before it . |
| 24 | One example in Torquay , Devon , has proven itself over a few years . |
| 25 | Owen threw himself over the wall and dropped down . |
| 26 | When James VI came to manhood and attempted to assert himself over both the Borderers and the disruptive Highland clans , he tended for a while to concentrate on the Highlands rather than the Lowlands . |
| 27 | He hauled himself over the gravel clear of the chassis , stood up , opened the front passenger door , pulled the lever which unlocked the hood . |
| 28 | As he reached the middle of the trough , the water was forcing itself over his shoulders . |
| 29 | The extent to which the company has transformed itself over the past dozen years should not be underestimated . |
| 30 | A remarkably similar dilemma was now presenting itself over the hand-overs of the Yugoslavs . |