Example sentences of "and [vb past] it over the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He watched in horrified fascination as the lieutenant took out a single match and poised it over the striking strip . |
| 2 | But one evening after a day 's shooting on Sergeant Ryker in 1963 , Marvin was continually baited by a drunk until Marvin grabbed a banjo from somewhere and smashed it over the other man 's head , drawing blood and knocking out his teeth . |
| 3 | The pimp took the strip and placed it over the other girl 's mouth . |
| 4 | Take the weaving yarn and lay it over the alternate needles but wrap it two or three times round the blocks of three selected needles . |
| 5 | As quick as a flash , Mildred pulled out a lasso of rope which she had hidden in a drawer and slipped it over the astonished girl 's head and shoulders , yanking it tightly enough to bind her arms to her sides . |
| 6 | He fetched water and splashed it over the twitching boy . |