Example sentences of "[verb] her over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her husband lowered his paper and regarded her over the top of it . |
| 2 | He regarded her over the rim of the brandy glass , captivated by her looks . |
| 3 | Bent her over the bathroom stool , whipped out the Novocaine cream and Bob 's your auntie . |
| 4 | ‘ If anyone 's to blame , it 's me , for pushing her over the edge . |
| 5 | If a teenager has been feeling acutely depressed for some time , then it may only take a trigger such as exams , to tip her over the edge ( suicide is the third most common cause of death among the under 25s , and the peak months are April to July ) . |
| 6 | He moved closer , delving in the pocket of his dinner jacket to lift out a carton of cigarettes and light one , his pale eyes gleaming as he studied her over the glowing tip . |
| 7 | ‘ You seem a little more sober now , ’ he remarked casually , eyeing her over the rim of his cup . |
| 8 | He boosted her over the wall and scrambled up behind her , dropping to safety as bolts of power spanged past them . |
| 9 | He dragged her across Park Lane , dodging a last , straggling taxi , almost threw her over the guard rails on the far side of the road into Hyde Park and strode ahead into the looming darkness of the trees . |
| 10 | He showed her over the nearby castle , took her for long drives , and on the last day of his — as he called it — ‘ snatched holiday ’ , seemingly relaxed and happy to be playing truant from the demands of his busy life , he drove to Bettystown . |
| 11 | She had found Doreen at an early stage , and paid her over the odds to keep the house running smoothly . |
| 12 | ‘ To a certain extent you 'll have free rein , ’ he 'd told her over the telephone . |
| 13 | He slipped his gloves into his pockets as he followed her over the threshold and she shut the door . |
| 14 | Defries could hardly hear her over the rain . |
| 15 | ‘ But if that had been somebody else doing that to you … ’ she says softly , so that I can hardly hear her over the quiet thunder of the shower . |
| 16 | Make Sheila a wondrous cup of 99 tea — that 'll have her over the moon in seconds . |
| 17 | erm , we 've never seen and they say this woman big crooks yeah , and the woman she got her dogs chain and she hit her over the back , she 's got all bruises , she told us after when when her report and |
| 18 | Alexander sipped his drink and watched her over the rim of his glass as he continued . |
| 19 | He watched her over the rim of his glass , his eyes lambent , his mouth uptilted . |
| 20 | They stood talking a long time at the crossroads before separating but he did n't offer to see her over the weekend . |
| 21 | Anyway , after I 'd introduced her to a few different locations and got her over the initial newness of the experience , she seemed perfectly willing to come to me . |
| 22 | He lowered her over the fountain until Robyn could see her own reflection in the water . |
| 23 | I had to carry her over the wall , can you imagine , to get her to my rooms . |
| 24 | He did n't look around when she came in , but asked her over the sizzling of bacon whether she wanted anything to drink . |
| 25 | Barbara once asked her over the phone . |
| 26 | Mrs Lydan 's husband Bill died last year but she 'd kept dozens of stones , and pieces of jewellery which he 's given her over the years . |
| 27 | This time the yell reached her over the crash of falling masonry . |
| 28 | Mrs. Jarrett , whose hobbies include china collecting , Scrabble , reading and ‘ a little bingo ’ , spoke of the very many people who had helped and supported her over the years . |
| 29 | She appeared to have sufficient buoyancy forward to lift her over the next wave instead of burying the foredeck , something which normally prefaces a broach . |
| 30 | Rachel Keith would like to have gone there but her mother died and instead she went to see her father to try and effect a reconciliation , but her old father would n't let her over the door . |