Example sentences of "[noun] lean [adv] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Wallington 's tight face relaxed a little as David leaned forward over the criss-crossed string that her hands held taut between them . |
| 2 | Rory leaned forward over the table , closer to his brother . |
| 3 | She brushed aside a wisp of hair which had slipped down over her face and smiled placatingly at the florid-faced docker leaning forward over the tea-stained counter . |
| 4 | Angrily Paige leant forward over the table . |
| 5 | Tabitha leaned out over the railing . |
| 6 | The Prophet leaned cautiously over the platform 's side rail , and made out the cop 's dim figure in the deep shadow cast by the iron staircase . |
| 7 | Choir and audience wave to each other when the singing is over , some of the little boys leaning perilously over the parapets . |
| 8 | ‘ But … but — ’ Mr Beecham leant forward over the desk now , his hand on the blotter in line with that of Joe 's , and he said two words : ‘ Your mother ? ’ |
| 9 | The upper storeys of the dwellings leaned out over the street , giving them a drunken appearance , and the dim caverns beyond the light of the high street seemed to Isabel to mirror the dark side of this city of churches . |
| 10 | Jotan leaned out over the rail and stared at the movement at the foot of the stairs . |