Example sentences of "over [pron] [noun] at the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she said , looking over my shoulder at the open front door . |
| 2 | She looked over her shoulder at the other two , smiling archly . |
| 3 | Warily Fran glanced over her shoulder at the two men . |
| 4 | It freed scholars to pursue their researches without having to look over their shoulders at the Holy Office . |
| 5 | I peered over his shoulder at the spidery script . |
| 6 | He gestured over his shoulder at the other members of the golfing Press . |
| 7 | Richie glanced over his shoulder at the young PC pacing behind them . |
| 8 | Finally , the Churchill patience snapped and , peering over his glasses at the hapless Opposition MP , he retorted : ‘ I am grateful for the opportunity to remind the Honourable Member for Dewsbury what a dirty dog does to a paling . ’ |
| 9 | Patrick , crouched over his books at the other end of the table , never asked his advice ; but then Patrick had always been faintly hostile and jealous of a masculine encroachment on a territory that had been his alone since the departure of the two eldest boys . |