Example sentences of "[vb past] over a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | petals strongly and sweetly perfumed , retained over a long period when dried , used in perfumery , potpourris , for perfuming writing paper . |
| 2 | ‘ We had a photographer here , once , from a colour supplement , ’ Finn told Melanie one morning as she exclaimed over a fresh assortment of jumping-jacks ( soldiers in red jackets , each sporting a row of meticulously painted medals ) that they were too good for children . |
| 3 | Turning off the lane at a sign marked ‘ Private Road ’ , they bumped over a long , pot-holed track , climbing up towards the brow of the hill . |
| 4 | Dexter bent over a withered fern on the window sill and plucked off some desiccated fronds . |
| 5 | Here , taking a milk measure from a marble slab , she bent over a big brown earthenware jar , took off the wooden lid , dipped in the measure and scooped up some clean water , which she handed to the child , saying , ‘ Drink that . ’ |
| 6 | A man with his back to her bent over a large table covered with papers , his silver hair catching the light from an overhead lamp . |
| 7 | He moved over a long time ago from playing an SG Standard and an ES-345 when he found his beloved fixed-bridge ‘ 64 Stratocaster , which is standard apart from an extra treble-boost toggle switch . |
| 8 | Hatching occurred over a two-month period commencing at the end of June , with most juveniles emerging in mid-July . |
| 9 | It now seems clear that evolution in a hominid direction occurred over a widespread area . |
| 10 | A sufficient proportion of the strip was in fallow at any one time to ensure that yields were , in theory , maintained over a fifteen or twenty year period . |
| 11 | The power of Sanskrit is seen graphically when OM is sounded near a tonoscope , a tube suspended over a thin membrane and covered in chemical dust . |
| 12 | A light khaki smock fluttered over a ragged navy waistcoat , clearly once part of his best suit , and his shirt bore neither collar nor stud . |
| 13 | Hope could see Crump 's artistically twisted body draped over a volcanic rock , dead but unbruised , unbleeding , ready for a sort of sanctification as the Artist — Merchant who had been determined to throw over the chains of trade and discover the zephyrs of beauty , freedom , romance and nature . |
| 14 | Improv provides business an professional users with a unique set of capabilities for dynamic viewing and analysis , and , for building spreadsheets that can be easily reused , modified and shared over a long lifecycle . |
| 15 | Some people thought plastic plates were tacky , but if you used the real thing once you got over a certain number you just had endless mess afterwards . |
| 16 | Further along , one could see where the street passed over a round-backed bridge and on into more rural surroundings . |
| 17 | He chose Alma to commemorate an 1854 battle fought over a newly-built Russian fortress during the Crimean War . |
| 18 | I tumbled over a drunk lying spreadeagled in the close . |
| 19 | A vinaigrette of old wine vinegar , olive oil and mustard , spooned over a warm , poached chicken stuffed with ham and Swiss chard , makes a wonderful summer dish . |
| 20 | Black curls and a peep of gold earring , moleskins and a velvet jacket , red kerchief knotted over a gleaming white shirt . |
| 21 | ( Martial arts are a way of life — skills learnt and practised over a long period , used to tune the mind and body to a state of superb readiness . |
| 22 | But as he took his three lifelong friends for a drive , the car veered over a dual carriageway and hit a bus head-on . |
| 23 | It was a good seven-hour jeep-lurch , even with Abu at the wheel , and for the last two hours we drove over a tyre-tearing track down a parched spit of land . |
| 24 | This resulted in a substantial ozone change , with the column ozone reduced over a small area in mid-April to under 200DU , approaching the low values observed in recent years over Antarctica . |
| 25 | Yet another method was to harness the fish , with a thin silk cord that unwound over a large pulley , actuating an electric relay once every revolution . |
| 26 | TURPINS turned over a 1-0 interval deficit to beat Ambulance Services 3-1 in an exciting LCFA Intermediate Cup second round tie . |
| 27 | Instead , kids compare the stats on dogs like Scion , whose total seizure value to date is over $91 million , or Sinbad , who once turned over a camper van on the Mexican border and sniffed out 400 pounds of cocaine . |
| 28 | And , with Tim Kelaher missing two penalty chances which might have brought the Aussies back into the game , victory was sealed two minutes from time when Williams , in his finest hour for the All Whites , fired over a superb drop goal . |
| 29 | The landing was bumpy and they skipped over a small iceberg at the end of the runway where it sloped down to meet the fiord . |
| 30 | The sun shone over a wide grassy valley . |