Example sentences of "be [v-ing] over [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I raised with David Ingram at my JAR a matter which I 've been mulling over for a while , arising from my role as Welfare Officer . |
| 2 | So what we 're picking over on the plate now is not so much John Major , but the treatment of the press |
| 3 | Now , that obviously means , colleagues that we 're , we 're going over for a period of time , but we 're er slightly behind this afternoon , so certainly need to be trying to pull some work back . |
| 4 | Now we 're going over to the tuck shop Go on Natalie sing something . |
| 5 | Then they 're going over to the Palace to see the Bishop , ’ said Julia chattily . |
| 6 | Hamish and I are going over to the Island to see her next weekend . |
| 7 | A good deal of this is false but it is now clear that Antony has a much better ‘ grip ’ on the crowd than Brutus has , as his language is simpler , clearer and more direct , his ideas are coming over to the crowd with a much greater force . |
| 8 | If a policeman could be so well endowed with it , despite the obvious difficulties and frustrations of his profession , the ordinary man or woman would surely be brimming over with a joke or two no matter what the occasion . |
| 9 | ‘ Our mothers and fathers will be coming over at the end of the summer for the presentation of prizes . ’ |
| 10 | She had merely telephoned to let him know that she would be handing over to a girl called Kate . |
| 11 | But said that they went on Tuesday evening they had some people over and they were looking we were gon na go for a meal in Chorley er they 'd come over from Grantham , and they were going over on the night on the night ferry , on night boat from Hollyhead . |
| 12 | And the entire staff and management committee at Monte Samana were bubbling over with the news that old Mrs Richards had a boyfriend . |
| 13 | He is coming over for a tour which culminates in the Edinburgh Festival , and he will be promoting both this and his third Easy Rawlins tale . |
| 14 | ‘ It 's coming over with the rest of my stuff , deep sea . |
| 15 | Like Abingdon , Kemble is handing over to the army . |
| 16 | Perhaps too the medium is taking over from the message . |
| 17 | Morse smiled to himself , and was walking over to the door when Stratton spoke again : ‘ Can I ask you a favour ? ’ |
| 18 | As I was walking over to the piano I was thinking , ‘ Should I really be doing this ? ’ |
| 19 | He lifted a hand off his cup in weary salute to one of his sergeants. a very dark Scot in a crumpled grey suit who was walking over from the counter , and the man altered course to sit opposite him . |
| 20 | Mendez was looking over at the bar ; Russell down at his drink , as if thinking or listening . |
| 21 | Emily , as a special treat , was staying over at a school-friend 's . |
| 22 | It was coming over from the Empire , the colonies , as you know , and masses of grain coming in from America and Canada . |
| 23 | Edward was kitted up and ready to go , and Benson went with him to the car , which was ticking over outside the control tower . |
| 24 | He 's alright , he was rolling over on the floor yesterday with me was n't he ? |
| 25 | Dan Ashton had come forward , and was leaning over from the side of Smith 's desk , whispering something into his boss 's ear . |