Example sentences of "him [adv] over the [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shiona eyed him challengingly over the bonnet of the car . |
| 2 | He wanted to hit him all over the face with his fists , to smash away his stupid smile , to stop him talking . |
| 3 | I 've worked with him now over the course of four years , I know him backwards . |
| 4 | Naturally he wanted a top man to carry his bag , a man who knew St Andrews like the back of his hand — someone young and capable of clubbing him perfectly over the home of golf 's fickle links , no matter what the weather . |
| 5 | He looked up into her wide blue eyes which were scrutinising him intently over the mug of tea which she was holding with two hands . |
| 6 | In her panic , and to make sure he stayed unconscious , she hit him twice over the head with the base of the standard lamp . |
| 7 | He is conscious of Marjorie 's watery blue eyes scanning him speculatively over the rim of her teacup , inviting further discussion of Sandra , but he ca n't face it , not this morning , not with a day 's work ahead of him . |