Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [v-ing] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was difficult to determine whether the explosions were from the German shells or from the Allied shells passing over , with the usual one or two dropping short . |
| 2 | Some have romantic visions of crouched and muffled figures dragging log-laden sledges through a savage landscape of snow and ice ; frost-bearded Vikings with massive axes , round great fires of pine logs ; or raw-boned Northerners squatting over faggot-heated porridge pots . |
| 3 | Father Poole closed his eyes and joined his hands , Latin phrases stumbling over his tongue . |
| 4 | You could always , you , you always used to say we could tell the German planes coming over er they 'd got a certain sound because they were so heavily ladened . |
| 5 | It is the detailed , etched pictures that really tell the tale ; the text serves to reinforce the story but suggests rather than dictates the plot , with different monkeys taking over as narrator . |
| 6 | Rounding the great bend opposite East Ord , they suddenly came into view of the English forces massing over a mile ahead . |
| 7 | That we arrived back at base in such good shape was largely due to the magnificent efforts of our engineers Bob McSmythurs and Dave Parker who had to work hard to keep our ageing engines turning over . |
| 8 | Families sat on the wooden benches squabbling over their picnics . |
| 9 | Watch out , too , for Scottish crossbills flying over and the distinctive little crested tits in the pines . |
| 10 | Pylons battle : both sides prepare their action plans Objectors and would-be developers battling over plans for pylons across North Yorkshire and Cleveland draw up their plans of action next week . |
| 11 | Though based in London , Clarissa drives 40,000 miles a year attending dog shows , funding events and keeping the dog-rescue operations ticking over . |
| 12 | Dragons can lie for dark centuries brooding over their treasures , bedding down on frozen flames that will never see the light of day . |
| 13 | Most of them had shingled awnings borne on prominent brackets projecting over their simple wooden platforms . |
| 14 | Her face looked calm and beautiful as it slept its enforced slumber , the lips slightly parted , the dark curls spilling over a pale cheek . |
| 15 | It would not take much to turn fiercely independent professionals into demoralised , tame civil servants looking over their shoulders rather than at patients . |
| 16 | Doubtless MI5 translators wasted hours pondering over these supposed gems of intelligence . |
| 17 | She stands in the garden with a basket over her arm and white pigeons flying over her head . |
| 18 | there 's a big gang of these big black and white things coming over so we 're giving the and then a big gang from this side 'd come over and then all the white swans 'd come over , god ! |
| 19 | Water features , such as a bubble fountain , large pots brimming over with flowers and areas of rocks , gravel or pebbles , can also be included in the layout . |
| 20 | Here at last was the starting point for a science that would attempt to explain the present state of the earth and its inhabitants in terms of natural processes acting over long periods of time . |
| 21 | Mossy boulders , strangely twisting tree roots and little streams splashing over stones are my delight . |
| 22 | If you 'd rather not spend your valuable evenings slaving over a hot stove take a look at Cosmopolitan After-work Cookbook . |
| 23 | Her skirt had ridden up and she clung to his shoulders convulsively as she yielded to the sweet torment of his long fingers stroking over her thighs . |
| 24 | Spitefulness , mental cruelty and crimes of violence are all to do with negative emotions spilling over . |
| 25 | The two sides , however , were still separated by traditional rivalries extending over several centuries as well as by differing interpretations of Marxism , disputed borders and rivalry in their relations with other countries ; indeed it was perhaps surprising that their earlier association had lasted as long as it did . |
| 26 | We had not only the glories of the mist-workings on the sides of Bens Each and Leagach on our right ; we had Ben Lair , which was now and again seen with the deep cloud-shapes falling over his rocky summit and his tree-lined base . |
| 27 | Interesting comparisons there should be here between two Wagnerian divas moving over into the Strauss Fach , with special attention to the Four Last Songs , both recorded live at concerts , but there is no contest . |
| 28 | More terrified than the ruddy planes coming over ! |
| 29 | It was fairly quiet , just one or two elderly men conversing over a pint . |
| 30 | One might be surprised to find a series of long letters extending over many weeks on Ossian and the Clyde . |