Example sentences of "[verb] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1978 , a DoT study showed that 55 per cent of adults thought being caught over the limit was simply ‘ bad luck ’ . |
| 2 | Practice has differed over the years . |
| 3 | Yet she did compromise over the budget at Fontainebleau in 1984 , signed the Single European Act in 1986 , and accepted the Delors proposals for budgeting and agriculture reform in 1988 . |
| 4 | A squadron of them moving four abreast in perfect formation , frightened because we 'd put the light on , scampering around trying to jump over the bed and the settee . |
| 5 | Herr Nordern would , yes , although he would no more have refused than he would have tried to jump over the Wall . |
| 6 | You think the fans are going to jump over the fences and grab you . |
| 7 | To jump over the gap between two cells , a nerve impulse has to be translated from electricity to chemicals and back . |
| 8 | Not that ready to jump over the edge yet . ’ |
| 9 | It is theoretically possible for a cow to jump over the moon with something like the same improbability . |
| 10 | The boys were waiting to cross the road here and the horse came down this lane , galloped straight across the road in front of the traffic then onto the pavement , tried to jump over the boys and jumped onto the boys . |
| 11 | Ross Wyndham was all that she had tried so hard to forget — and more : tall , lean , dark and almost painfully attractive , his tanned skin darkened further by the thick black hair , which was swept back like a lion 's mane over his well-shaped head before sweeping down to curl over the top edge of his collar . |
| 12 | This guitar 's overall colouring has obviously darkened with the passing of over three decades , and the lacquer is now finely cracked over the close-grained spruce top . |
| 13 | Another powerful smell , of decaying rubbish , came mainly from the ash-pits at the far end of the corridor , but also from a deposit scattered over the floor . |
| 14 | Scattered over the hills |
| 15 | I replied that we were studying and writing , a fact that was obvious from the books , dictionaries and papers scattered over the table and the bed . |
| 16 | When they broke down the door the remains of her body were found scattered over the floor . |
| 17 | Excursions all around the Vorarlberg are worthwhile to see all the fantastic scenery , and the many ancient villages , castles and churches scattered over the countryside . |
| 18 | All that remains now of the sixteen dwellings Seller burned are a few tumbled stones , scattered over the green hillside . |
| 19 | ‘ The average number of vehicles passed through the shops for repairs annually is 8,100 … . there are 3,200 employed at Wolverton , while outside we have 2,000 at Crewe , Carlisle and Willesden , and scattered over the line ’ . |
| 20 | haphazardly scattered over the earth , |
| 21 | Sarah was allowed to dust and polish in Mr Bradford 's rooms , a duty given only to trusted servants since it meant moving many of his important papers , but when she went in there after her return she dropped one of his boxes and everything was scattered over the carpet . |
| 22 | As the dawn slowly broke and the cocks began to crow in unison outside the cottages scattered over the heath , a sensation of rapt stillness cast its spell on him . |
| 23 | I do n't know whether this is optional … is ‘ being severed in two , bowels turned to ashes and these ashes scattered over the face of the earth . ’ |
| 24 | Again for sweaters , little crescent moons and stars scattered over the fabric makes a very pretty design , as does one big intarsia crescent moon which again can be classically simple or fun with a face on it . |
| 25 | Ancient castles , burial chambers , ruins and churches are scattered over the area , highlighting the rich cultural heritage and providing a contrast to the golden sands , estuaries and wooded valleys . |
| 26 | While a large number of the items taken from Germany are held in special State-run storage facilities and are easy to work with , the majority of works removed from Russia were scattered over the world in the post-war period ’ . |
| 27 | Scattered over the moorland to the left are the remains of hut circles . |
| 28 | They lived in small villages scattered over the landscape in varying degrees of density . |
| 29 | A couple of handfuls scattered over the area surrounding the sett , an hour or two before dusk , will often convince the resident brocks that it 's worth staying a while longer before going off to forage . |
| 30 | He has one of them , the remaining four having been scattered over the planet for security . |