Example sentences of "and [vb past] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Improv provides business an professional users with a unique set of capabilities for dynamic viewing and analysis , and , for building spreadsheets that can be easily reused , modified and shared over a long lifecycle . |
| 2 | He paused again and gazed over my shoulder and I wondered what was coming next . |
| 3 | He gibbered and choked over an appeal for mercy . |
| 4 | A mist is applied to a limited area and wiped over immediately with the cloth . |
| 5 | It showed when he was upset when he was mocked by Peter Hain and attacked over Spitting Image at Questions earlier this week . |
| 6 | In that period of decentralized feudalism , one clan ( the Tokugawa ) usurped the authority of the Emperor and ruled over other clans within a structure which prohibited almost all contact with the outside world . |
| 7 | She brought her knee up between his legs and he gasped and doubled over , pushing her away from him . |
| 8 | Any witness may refresh his memory from notes or records , with the leave of the court , provided that these were made by him , or made by someone else and read over to him when he had a clear recollection of the facts recorded . |
| 9 | They stayed close together at the edge of the clearing , Michael and the thin man with arrows ready notched , Hugh with his left hand on his sword hilt ; the Friar 's sack was now tried with a rope to his belt and slung over his shoulder . |
| 10 | Rufus stubbed out his second cigarette , put the paper into his briefcase and slung over his shoulders the marvellous black leather coat from Beltrami he had bought in Florence , which would have made him look like a gangster if he had not been so fair and ruddy-faced and with such blue , English eyes . |
| 11 | After the 1906 printing the plates were inked up and varnished over but not cancelled in any way : theoretically , therefore , it would be possible for a new purchaser to print from them . |
| 12 | A strangely-deserted sidewalk , Rex noted as he leapt out of the cab and stalked over to the fallen driver . |
| 13 | On seeking to patent his process , Castner discovered that a similar patent had been lodged in Germany by Karl Kellner and made over to the powerful Solvay Company in Belgium . |
| 14 | St Jude 's Square lay before her , level and familiar , flanked by its old taverns and the graceful iron railings of St Jude 's churchyard where Luke still often waited for her ; the square crowded and ebullient today with the stalls for the Friday market , with traders and dealers and pedlars of fancy braids and buttons , fans , feathers , bright little birds in cages , beads , sequins , second-hand dresses that could be unpicked and made over , second-hand bonnets that could be remodelled , old belts that sometimes had decent buckles , sugar sticks the colour of rubies and emeralds that would be a treat for Liam . |
| 15 | ‘ Meaning ’ theists and ‘ meaning ’ atheists are able to accept that a common definition of ‘ God ’ can be found and the evidence for and against God 's existence duly weighed and argued over . |
| 16 | ‘ They had clashed on the stairs and argued over a girl , ’ said Mr Crigman . |
| 17 | And she was suddenly denied job interviews and passed over for promotion , she said . |
| 18 | We treated each other within our little group humanely and normally , and passed over thinking about the others . |
| 19 | Some words which narrate a story or describe a situation can be set in the form of musical prose and passed over fairly quickly , like the old recitative quoted above . |
| 20 | ( Occasionally these latter are used if they are incomplete and passed over quickly so as to be inconspicuous . ) |
| 21 | He had , however , proceeded in safety till he came to the Willow Walk , within half a mile of the church , when by a sudden stagger he quitted the path , and passed over a ditch on his right hand . |
| 22 | In their natural environment , ramblers spread and sprawl over the ground or up into and over other plants or objects that offer support — a more literal name would be ‘ scrambler ’ — and their frequent use is to be tied to and draped over arches , pergolas , fences and similar supports . |
| 23 | Thus ‘ parental rights ’ — for so long argued and fought over — are superseded by ‘ parental responsibilities ’ . |
| 24 | We could have held out for another three years and got over all the changes and benefited financially , but I do n't believe finance is the be-all and end-all of everything . |
| 25 | She did n't mean — I think — that Richard and I were not kind to her , only that she did not ‘ come first ’ with either of us , and she was a woman who needed to be made much of and fussed over . |
| 26 | This was true , in its way , but that did not prevent great-nephews and great-nieces becoming irritated when Auntie babied them and fussed over their clothing or over whatever they happened to be doing . |
| 27 | He broke off , almost grinding his teeth , and flung over to the window to stare out . |
| 28 | There are , no doubt , many modern methods of construction , including far-reaching standardisation and various forms of prefabrication , which , developed and applied over years , would produce permanent and substantial economies . |
| 29 | The three-week course was open to all young musicians and involved over children form across the province . |
| 30 | Four Minor Project schools were selected for closer investigation by the evaluation team and visited over a period of one or two days . |