Example sentences of "[vb past] over [prep] the [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | My mum , as mums tend to do , had divined my state of mind rather shrewdly and moved over to the bed in a thoughtful kind of way . |
| 2 | Crawling out of bed , doubled over with the pain in his gut he hobbled over to the window and let out a frightened cry . |
| 3 | An investigation into Ouko 's murder was carried out by police officers from the United Kingdom ; the results , handed over to the government in September , were not made public . |
| 4 | He pushed his chair back from the table and walked over to the drawer in the dresser where they kept the cash-box . |
| 5 | He dropped his dignity and rolled over with the cat in a brief wrestling match . |
| 6 | R. A. Butler , who took over at the Board in 1941 , warned about this major point . |
| 7 | Ever since the Pill took over from the sheath in availability and popularity , the onus of responsibility has fallen even more heavily on women . |
| 8 | On 12 April , Coleman went over to the courthouse in Jefferson County , Alabama , and for a $5 fee , legally changed his name to Thomas Leavy . |
| 9 | Rex leaned over to the lad in a chummy sort of fashion . |
| 10 | And the tall tree arched over at the top in a graceful curve like a shepherd 's crook , as if it were looking down to admire itself . |