Example sentences of "[verb] one over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There was no Albert Bridge then , ’ recalled Ben Bellaser , ‘ to span the river and ride over the ancient town with its oppressive grandeur , and the moon was rising and lighting up the shore and houses as they rose one over the other in terrace fashion against the dark blue starry sky ’ . |
| 2 | In general L and P are not equal and it is therefore reasonable to ask if there are theoretical reasons for favouring one over the other . |
| 3 | It takes skill and judgement and sometimes a compromise is not possible — you may have to choose one over the other . |
| 4 | Yet , when she found him , more or less alone in the bar parlour although she was aware of Ned O'Mara somewhere nearby , she could n't stop talking , words rushing out of her , spilling one over the other , over and over " Please , please , oh please , you can help me if you want to , I know you can , and I 'll go mad you see if they take my little boy away , because he 's not-not just as he should be — more delicate than he should be . |
| 5 | The number two there , Patrick Fairweather , is no Arabist ( to the extent that , after winning a point at one Foreign Office meeting , he exclaimed : ‘ Great to win one over the [ expletive deleted ] camels ! ’ ) . |
| 6 | If your trust deed gives the grandchildren certain rights and does not allow the trustees to favour one over the other then only the basic rate of 25 p.c. should apply . |
| 7 | But you you must prefer one over the others do you ? |
| 8 | He reappeared carrying two glasses that tinkled with ice and passed one over the fence to the woman . |
| 9 | This is an ideal chance to put one over the Americans after Saturday 's 7–0 thrashing at the Breeders ' Cup in the Florida heat . |
| 10 | and we ’ ll be previewing the grand prix season in four weeks time … now next week the Oxford playhouse stages one of the sporting mismatches of the year … and cast in the unlikely role of trainer or coach is Alan Ayckbourn who after Shakespeare is the most performed playwrite of all time … the name of the game is a production about rowing called One Over the Eight which has been playing to packed houses in Scarborough |
| 11 | Given the particular disposition of the policeman or woman and the nature of the case , court duty can become an opportunity for them to have a ‘ good fight ’ , and pleasure can be taken in ‘ getting one over the solicitor ’ . |
| 12 | All that matters is getting one over the trader . |
| 13 | Since none of the available usages are politically neutral , I see no value in prescribing one over the others . |
| 14 | Her head beat from side to side and she said , ‘ Yes , yes , yes , yes , ’ again , then Lachlan — wiry , athletic-looking , skinny shanks ramming back and forth like some skinny bull — reached under her , pulled her up , his legs spreading , kneeling ; she hung onto him , arms round his neck , then after a few vertical stabs he threw her down , back onto the bed ; she grunted , arms still tight round his back , then she brought her legs up , right up over his thin , plunging , globe-buttocked behind , until her ankles were in the small of his back , rocking to and fro , feet crossed one over the other , locked there ; with one splayed hand she held onto his back , pressing him to her , and with the other hand she felt down the length of his body , over ribs and waist and hips , and with another grunt reached round and under , taking his balls in her hand , pressing them and kneading them and squeezing them . |
| 15 | Also erm they went near again erm and Thorn put one over the bar . |
| 16 | But why ca n't you just put one over the top there or something ? |
| 17 | you could put one over the other . |