Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] hang over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The wall opposite the sink and the window was covered with an oak dresser , very old and probably valuable , if it had been possible to remove it from the wall without its collapse , and the original row of bells still hung over the door each with its Gothic script ; drawing room , dining room , study , nursery . |
| 2 | I wondered if I should climb into a barge and pole myself across but the mists still hung over the water , I was cold , frightened , and so , following Benjamin 's instructions , returned to my own chamber . |
| 3 | But the smallest party on the council managed a creditible second in the general election which is giving them hope , especially with the spectre of the poll tax still hanging over the district |
| 4 | A question mark already hangs over the future of 3,000 staff at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency in Swansea , whose work could go to firms in England . |
| 5 | A QUESTION mark still hangs over the strength of the recovery in consumer spending , according to a CBI survey released yesterday . |
| 6 | A QUESTION mark still hangs over the strength of the recovery in consumer spending , according to a CBI survey . |
| 7 | Many experts believe the flow could become a torrent if the government ever comes to grips with the debt and property problems still hanging over the east . |
| 8 | A question mark now hangs over the future of the yard , but nephew Peter Cheesbrough has been granted a temporary licence to continue operations . |
| 9 | Stone might not have much to say about the past hundred years , but the shadow of the present undoubtedly hangs over the book . |
| 10 | THE shadow of loyalist paramilitary killings today hung over the latest Anglo-Irish talks in London as Ministers struggled to chart a fresh path to political talks . |
| 11 | The governors had effectively decided at an emergency meeting on Tuesday night that Mr Birt should stay but question marks still hung over the future of Mr Hussey , especially as the BBC 's General Advisory Council recommended on Wednesday that he should go for effectively bringing the BBC into disrepute at a time when its charter was coming up for renegotiation . |