Example sentences of "above [pers pn] [vb -s] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Above them hovers the white wool vapour of their breath , beneath them the fresh overnight snow is beaten to another layer of ice . |
| 2 | Above them towers the snow-capped Mount Illimani , symbol and guardian of La Paz . |
| 3 | These brick buildings are on three storeys , the first two being unexceptional Victorian terraced houses arranged round a courtyard , but the floor above them has the characteristic long windows of textile workshops . |
| 4 | The Church of S. Quirin at Neuss also has a cliff-face façade , arcaded and gabled , while above it rises the large , square tower ; a typical , interesting example ( 333 ) . |
| 5 | The ‘ shutter ’ signal indicates when the High Speed Shutter is on , and the cursor-type indicator above it shows the brightness of the scene being recorded and hence the lens aperture as set by the automatic exposure system . |