Example sentences of "[vb mod] [noun sg] over " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Yes , she sounds really awful and she 'll crow over Mother Francis , the good one .
2 Remember how nasty it was the last time you were sick ? ’ or ‘ Do n't leave your doll at the top of the stairs , because someone might trip over it and fall to the bottom .
3 Try to keep your dog walking in a straight line , so that it does not pull across you to reach another dog , because otherwise you might trip over the leash .
4 Her head did not precisely ache , but it felt hollow and somehow precarious ; and she found it hard to make her muscles work so that she felt as though she might trip over her own feet or walk into the furniture .
5 He 'll trip over his own wings one fine day , mark my words , "
6 Big osier ones , flat , that you could crook over your arm or set on the ground .
7 Down the street a block or two , she found a spot under a grocer 's awning where she could pore over the map .
8 It may paper over things and succeed in buying time , but it can not overcome the class-based conflicts that will eventually bubble up to the surface .
9 Coke cans , once emptied , would aec over the heads of the audience .
10 At one time , the apple trees were proving a great temptation to young men who would shin over the wall at night .
11 And a man from the Co-op in Croft would cycle over each week to take orders , the goods coming later by van .
12 No doubt the table saw him , computed his path across the room , and placed itself just where he would trip over it !
13 They had too many people out ; there was a good chance that they would trip over each other .
14 European Investment Bank loans guaranteed by the EC budget may amount over 1990-2 to $1.1billion for Poland and Hungary .
15 Yeah , well what I think he , I think he will emulsion over it cos I mean the ceiling 's a bit , as you say she 'd been a smoker
16 You may trip over a couple of times on the way but you will be quite capable of picking yourself up and getting on with life until you have achieved your goal .
17 If they are arthritic , their sight is poor , or they are subject to dizzy spells they may trip over the flex .
18 Inside you can trip over saris and those are the ones on sale .
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