Example sentences of "[v-ing] over [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But if you look at their records they have been knocking over leading Test match sides in this way for years . |
| 2 | Then they were driving over rough ground , loose stones popping under the tyres . |
| 3 | The last lap back to Bergen was a sightseeing one via the spectacular coast route , visiting such places as the Briksdal Glacier , and driving over breathtaking mountain roads . |
| 4 | Then the van was leaping over rough ground , getting out of sight of the road . |
| 5 | The Vibram soles gave plenty of grip , wet and dry , and the boots have become comfortable friends for distance walking over reasonable terrain . |
| 6 | To the north of the area isolated tracts of limestone intrude among the peaty gritstones of the Pennines , adding a sparkle to the sombre landscapes by erupting on the surface in natural features and formations that demand attention : some are easily accessible and are popular objectives attracting many visitors , while others are little known and reached only by walking over rough ground . |
| 7 | MANY PLACES OF INTEREST on and around the Three Peaks can only be reached on foot after many miles of walking over rough ground , but visitors to Leck Fell are favoured by a quiet moorland road that takes them to their objective precisely and , if they travel by car , without effort . |
| 8 | For ski touring or walking over tricky terrain it helps to have the load still as close to your back as possible but lower down . |
| 9 | The surge of multimedia developments continues apace , and yesterday , Digital Equipment Corp joined forces with start-up LANCity Corp , Andover , Massachusetts to announce a system for enabling high-speed multimedia data networking over ordinary cable television lines , putting implementers in direct competition with local phone companies . |
| 10 | The Department of Transport awarded contracts to firms to develop electronics that would identify cars passing over buried toll ‘ gates ’ . |
| 11 | A newly-blazed path leaves the Gaping Gill area and climbs to the ridge high above in the west , there passing over Little Ingleborough to reach the main summit half a mile further on . |
| 12 | I return constantly to the same two luxuries : having someone to wash my hair every morning , and peeing over crushed ice . ) |
| 13 | Union issues warning over civil service jobs |
| 14 | Sometimes his route to the nearest safe place involved scrambling over loose rock , or entailed ladder climbing to escape from a stope , with his only source of light a guttering candle held in the hand , or stuck to his hat with a blob of clay . |
| 15 | In 1604 James I of England published his famous Counterlaste to Tobacco in which he made what was probably the earliest statement on the effects of smoling on gastric secretion : ‘ … and by causing over quick digestion , fill the stomach full of crudites . ’ |
| 16 | A tail-wheel with a rubber tyre will resist skidding sideways over tarmac , but it will not grip quite so well when it is bouncing over rough grass . |
| 17 | Our driver gave a cry and swung off in pursuit , the jeep bouncing over rough ground until the headlights reflected a pair of amber eyes , then another and another . |
| 18 | She was as at home in jeans , hiking over rough country , as she was curled up in silk lounging pyjamas , reading a book . |
| 19 | She worked her way round the obstruction , clambering over general debris as she went . |
| 20 | And Jed took another look around and made a face that suggested mild indifference lying over mild disapproval . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | ‘ These guys certainly like marching over well-trodden ground , do n't they ? ’ |
| 23 | For the mobile unit , it must be well built and braced to allow for moving over uneven ground , if the birds are in at the time , then the extra weight on the floor will be 204 kg for the 100 bird house and 409 kg for the 200 bird house . |
| 24 | He was really on his own now , and in less than two minutes he would be flying over hostile territory . |
| 25 | University loses arts funding over proposed sale |
| 26 | JOHN Major was plunged into another U-turn row last night after he was accused of backtracking over public spending cuts . |
| 27 | Gregarious , often feeding over fresh water . |
| 28 | Towards the end of this time , the mother looks as though she has a bunch of pink grapes on her underside and clambering about the branches or running over uneven ground not only becomes awkward for her but looks distinctly uncomfortable for her young . |
| 29 | There was a shout from outside the wire and the sound of heavy boots running over packed snow . |
| 30 | They were travelling over familiar territory and life on the march had slipped into a routine . |