Example sentences of "[verb] over at a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His marriage seemed like the Atlantic Ocean to her , something vast and unknowable which she could not attempt to bridge but only fly over at a terrible speed . |
| 2 | They had their own windows with dark blue oil-cloth roller-blinds through which Dot could see into the compartment of the train alongside just like looking over at a next-door house . |
| 3 | The booby-trapped tin was handed over at a nearby checkpoint after the woman , dressed all in black , smiled and wished the soldiers a happy Christmas . |
| 4 | Money for clients therefore should normally be handed over at a pre-arranged appointment in the office setting ( it is recognised that home helps may collect pensions for housebound elderly clients ) . |
| 5 | For the past five years members of the Durham Concert Secretaries Federation have held fund-raising events on behalf of the Wareham Wood Memorial Fund for cancer relief and the latest cheque was handed over at a special ceremony at Osborne Social Club , Chester-le-Street . |
| 6 | She was sitting down by the gate , one hand on her neck , her head canted over at a fierce angle . |
| 7 | It is our intention to keep goods turning over at a livelier pace and it would therefore be appreciated if you would return any goods which you are unable to sell . |
| 8 | Bent over at an ungainly angle , trying to wrench the thing free , Bernice was acutely conscious of the picture that she must be making . |
| 9 | Smaller animals tend to have higher metabolic rates , just as the engines of small cars tend to turn over at a higher rate than those of larger cars . |
| 10 | He was the first Roman Catholic director-general of the BBC , taking over at a difficult time , when the Ulster issue was posing serious dilemmas for broadcasters as well as for politicians . |
| 11 | Young Ian Fletcher scored two touchdowns from full-back , and Dave McKee , Stuart Munro and Trevor Carmichael had the others , as West kept the scoreboard ticking over at a steady rate throughout the match . |
| 12 | Christabel 's tombstone leaned over at a slight angle . |
| 13 | Prince Philip had stipulated a maximum of ten years for his period in office , and had extended it by a year to enable Prince Charles , who was serving in the Royal Navy , to take over at an appropriate moment . |