Example sentences of "[verb] over [coord] the [noun sg] [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 He was a mere dot on the horizon when the sky clouded over and the storm broke .
2 He rolled over and the moonlight lay on a second different brandmark — a double triangle scarring his shoulder , blade — and revealed ugly inflamed ridges striping his back from waist to neck .
3 Oliver took over and the room sprang into focus .
4 The engine was just ticking over and the launch seemed to nose into the maze as though feeling her own way .
5 The election of a Captain was again held over and the office remained vacant for a further year .
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