Example sentences of "[verb] over [coord] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Christina gave the signal , they both body-surfed for a few minutes before tumbling over and over as the strong current literally threw them onto the shore . |
| 2 | He was being turned over and over by the rush of water . |
| 3 | The silver-plated frame winked at him as it turned over and over in the air . |
| 4 | It was sung over and over during the parties . |
| 5 | Instead of the great epic being told over and over by the bards and preachers of the word , we are offered by the critics snatches of data to be dissected , truncated , and — most scandalously of all — ‘ authenticated ’ . |
| 6 | Brownie Owl was tall enough , by standing on tip toe , to look over and down into the hollow trunk of the decayed tree . |
| 7 | McDunn is staring at the floor and turning the gold B&H packet over and over on the table . |
| 8 | What else , after all , was Christ in his death but the keenest image of abjection and arrogance , the epitome of that transgressive masochism which has played such an important part in making and unmaking our culture , not least in the figure of the martyr , and which figures over and again in the cultural depictions of the crucifix ? |
| 9 | Jack yelled as he and his assailant rolled over and over on the floor . |
| 10 | They rolled over and over on the damp moss , exchanging blows and vile words until finally Topaz 's strength ran out . |
| 11 | Suddenly he threw himself down on the ground and rolled over and over in the dust . |
| 12 | And his love songs return over and over to the fervent wish to satisfy each and every need , live out all the fantasies of his beloved . |
| 13 | In an interview with William Hardcastle on BBC Radio 4 's ‘ The World This Weekend ’ , the text of which was published in the Irish News on 7 October , Craig introduced two themes which were to be repeated over and over during the next few days . |