Example sentences of "it [vb infin] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | What a pity she did not discover that all she needed in the first place to remove the ‘ writer 's cramp ’ was to rest her right elbow on the table when writing instead of letting it hang over the edge without support ! |
| 2 | Breathlessly we heard it trundle over our heads , knew it was almost home — then there was one little ‘ pop ’ , and silence . |
| 3 | Er Young let it plop over |
| 4 | but we let it run over and the sugar the hob and it , there 's , there 's a chunk out of it |
| 5 | Add the cream , bring to the boil ( without letting it boil over ) and cook for 5–10 minutes or until the cream has reduced by a third . |
| 6 | When the box arrived , the zoologist took the animal out to examine it , only to see it keel over and lie motionless on her hand . |
| 7 | And indeed , it did hold its stout pectoral fins away from the sides of its body , and it was not hard to imagine that had it been vigorous , it could have used them to help it move over the rocky sea floor of its true environment . |
| 8 | She achieved the crest of the road and saw it spill over , and the village in the bottom of the valley , silent as if drowned a hundred years beneath a lake . |
| 9 | It 's only if you let it take over your life that it 's wrong . ’ |
| 10 | I know from experience that fear can be handled if you refuse to let it take over . |
| 11 | I mean how does it come over ? |
| 12 | Does it have a short time span or does it last over a period of time ? |
| 13 | What advantages does it offer over independent study ? |
| 14 | I 'm not letting it slip over a few measly dustbins ! ’ |