Example sentences of "[noun] kept [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was sticky with mud , and my mind kept going over and over the extraordinary events of the afternoon and evening . |
| 2 | As Commissioner for Rutshire , how could she hold dignified get-togethers with her guides when expletives and polo balls kept flying over her hawthorn hedge ? |
| 3 | The water seemed almost solid , and it was a heart-breaking effort to keep afloat , let alone swim ; the heavy dark mass kept closing over my head . |
| 4 | The wood in the barn was soaked and we stood there in our dripping combat jackets close to despair ; we had been made to wear our helmets for the duration , and the oversized tin hats kept slipping over our faces , as we scrambled in the mud taking the wood to where the petulant staff were demanding hot coffee . |
| 5 | The start of the second half promised an exciting come back after Whelan scored , but it was n't to be : Leeds ' play became increasingly frenetic and desperate , and Sunderland players kept going over like someone in the crowd was working them over with a machine gun . |
| 6 | The images of the dead bodies in the streets kept taking over his mind and seeping into his everyday thoughts . |
| 7 | The only trouble was NT kept falling over . |
| 8 | but you see with him you see , they , it was packed , the house before the wake was packed , because Margaret kept coming over when he was all dressed up in a suit and everything , I did n't , she asked me if , once to go , I just said no I would prefer to remember |