Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [vb -s] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tears came again to Franca 's eyes , strange tears , tears for everything , for herself as everything , tears out of the terrible cloud of hope and fear that hangs over all things . |
| 2 | 6 At first , Birdie 's shy , but then she jumps onto the perch I 'm holding and sidehops over to the treat dish . |
| 3 | In Example 84 the melody essentially rises and falls over an octave , but by introducing upward and downward leaps of thirds and sixths the scale pattern is completely broken up : |
| 4 | He grieves and mourns over their suffering and experiences depression and despair over his inadequate ability to put right their wrongs . |
| 5 | However one hopes that speeds over level crossings will be increased to get the maximum benefit . |
| 6 | Were I to meet any of you at the golf club or the Mayor 's banquet I am sure we could talk as equals over a glass of sherry and a snipe sandwich . |