Example sentences of "[subord] we [vb past] over the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was n't nervous until we got over the drop zone and I thought ‘ What am I doing here ? ’ ’ |
| 2 | ‘ What , so you 'd be sick as a parrot if we went over the moon together ? ’ |
| 3 | After we got over the shock we asked around for other quotes and came up with an initial estimate of £1,000 plus parts , subject to what is found when the engine is taken out , from John Cutler Marine Engineers who were recommended by Sigma Yachts . |
| 4 | As we circled over the city the expanse of Lake Baikal was plainly visible some 45 miles away with the Yenisci River stretching from the lake to its tributary on which the old city of Irkutsk was located . |
| 5 | ‘ Sometimes I wonder how he passed his 0-levels , ’ Daddy said as we crawled over the cobbles and out of the village . |
| 6 | ‘ As we neared the helicopter pilot I said ‘ OK , this is where Tim will open the door ’ , and as we passed over the pilot ‘ This is where Derek throws out the dinghy . |
| 7 | As we passed over the Thames we paused to look at a steamer unloading great slabs of white and brown marble . |
| 8 | As we crossed over the road we slapped fiercely with bracken fronds at the itchy swarms . |
| 9 | We got tired , and sunburnt as we ran over the beach stones without shoes . |
| 10 | I tried to keep my eyes off his muscular thighs in their tight blue jeans , but as we bent over the café table it was easy to cast occasional surreptitious glances at his powerfully outlined sexual equipment under the much-rubbed fly , which seemed to be almost bursting at the seams . |
| 11 | As we climbed over the town , Rupert Bear turned to wave a greeting … and the rest of the balloons stretched out across the sky … |
| 12 | ‘ WE MAKE SURE the high ground is safe for the officers before they go in , ’ Officer Terry McIntosh , a helicopter pilot with the Los Angeles Police Department , said as we flew over the city at a few hundred feet . |