Example sentences of "[vb base] over [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wooden tumblers , swinging — allez oop ! — head over heels on wooden frames . |
| 2 | I was madly — and that 's the operative word — head over heels in lust . |
| 3 | This goes to show that alliances formed in the conflict over recreation and access to the countryside are by no means the same as those which coalesce over issues of wildlife preservation and landscape change . |
| 4 | Battles wage over display in newsagents . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll have a bath and then nip over home for my dancing shirt , ’ said Otley , looking at me . |
| 6 | Feta cheese has a storage life of two months ; crumble over salads for an instant Mediterranean flavour . |
| 7 | Use the brush to soften the outline , then pencil over lips before applying lipstick . |
| 8 | CONCERNS GROW OVER PROSPECTS FOR PEACE DIVIDEND VICTIM BOLT BERANEK & NEWMAN |
| 9 | Place over bowl of simmering water and whisk until whisk leaves a trail . |
| 10 | Why do you pick up the evening paper and linger over tales of local gossip or distress when you have important tasks to carry out ? |
| 11 | Review over findings of fact has also increased as the judiciary have increased their control over open-textured and subjective conditions of jurisdiction . |
| 12 | Similarly , A-level zoologists quickly overcome the unease they develop over pork on learning about the tapeworm ‘ s ( Taenia solium ) exotic lifestyle . |
| 13 | The Conservative Conference : Hostile shadows loom over haven from reality |
| 14 | The Labour Party Conference : Gay rights group wins support over age of consent |
| 15 | The unspecialized hummingbirds range over herbs to trees , which produce many nowers with little nectar to attract pollinators . |
| 16 | Four regions cover over 98% of the UK population so from these it 's easy to select the right coverage package . |
| 17 | It 's true that Atari is offering a card drive for desktop PCs , and battery-backed add-in memory cards , but these cost over £1 per kilobyte . |
| 18 | General browsing is associated with public library users " who look over books in order to decide which to borrow or read . " |
| 19 | This field is situated at the edge of the Zechstein salt basin and thin beds of halite extend over part of the structure . |
| 20 | DARLINGTON MP Michael Fallon is to contact the Roads Minister over plans for a traffic calming scheme in the town . |
| 21 | Lions may learn to jump through hoops or sea lions to clap their flippers while balancing a ball on their noses , but lions jump over obstacles in their home territory or laze around under a favourite tree , while sea lions are naturally dexterous , chasing fish with great skill . |
| 22 | They weep over muck like that on their side , too . ’ |
| 23 | THE UN Security Council voted unanimously last night to send a peacekeeping force to Central America to cut off infiltration by contra rebels , monitor elections in Nicaragua and watch over developments in other sensitive areas — especially Honduras and El Salvador . |
| 24 | The three standing stones of Lundin Links in Fife now watch over play on a golf course , though without providing any additional hazard . |
| 25 | With budgets of around £50,000 , the preference was for gentle tales with a non-urban setting such as The Brave Do n't Cry ( 1952 ) , about a Scottish mining disaster ; Conflict of Wings ( 1953 , Fuss Over Feathers in US ) , in which East Anglian villagers fight for the cause of bird sanctuaries against the needs of the RAF ; Judgement Deferred ( 1951 ) and Brandy for the Parson ( 1951 ) , both of which are smuggling stories . |
| 26 | True , she went to bed late , and was often at her desk until four a.m. , and so might have been expected to rise well after midday , and luxuriate over breakfast before beginning her day 's work at one in the afternoon . |
| 27 | Arrest over attack on woman driver |
| 28 | Next Saturday , Jackson could be on the receiving end of a hammering from Christie , when the pair meet over 60m at the national indoor championships in Birmingham . |
| 29 | SAVE OVER £21 ON PUBLISHER 'S PRICES |
| 30 | SAVE OVER £21 ON PUBLISHER 'S PRICES |