Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] and [verb] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course she 'd had to ; Gran needed her ; Adam was no use , and Ruth , steady and sensible , was the obvious grandchild to come and help over the summer season . |
| 2 | In a warm blizzard of drowsiness he watches the snow sud and curdle over the roofs and spires of the New Town , mounting up the slope of Old Odborough , up the hill of the Main Street , till it reaches Mount Pleasant . |
| 3 | He turned to go but Talbot stopped him as a seaman entered and handed over a sheet of paper . |
| 4 | TO peel the chestnuts , use a sharp knife to make a couple of slits in the skin of each one , put them in a saucepan , pour over enough boiling water to cover and simmer over a medium heat for about 5 minutes , then take them out a few at a time , drain and refresh them under running cold water . |
| 5 | It is a product of organised human life , and it is primarily their responsibility to start and watch over the process . |
| 6 | The manager nodded and handed over the key . |
| 7 | The dog growled and worried over a chopped mound of horsemeat in an earthenware bowl with ‘ Dog ’ on it . |
| 8 | Carefully lift the pastry lid over the pie using a rolling pin to support and arrange over the cherries . |
| 9 | A purse net positioned and staked over an inconspicuous bolt-hole . |