Example sentences of "they [vb base] over the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | The exterior surface of most ammonoids is covered with ribbing — dense on some species , sparse on others — the ribs often split into two or more smaller ribs as they pass over the back of the whorls . |
2 | If you can get so close to barbel , with or without them knowing it , you should take the opportunity to study how they use the available cover to sneak under ; how they move like silent wraiths across the bottom , and how they rake over the gravel on the bottom with their barbules . |
3 | One of the features of the course is surveying , they tramp over the moor with a theodolite , a staff , surveying poles , and packed lunch , looking for other ley lines . |
4 | But sometimes they go over the top with tricks to get you to buy . |
5 | These worms have large buccal capsules and feed by ingestion of plugs of mucosa as they move over the surface of the intestine . |