Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] hang over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Indeed it is difficult to exaggerate the impenetrability of the mystery which for centuries hung over the problem of the strength and fracture of solids . |
| 2 | An air of unreality hung over the whole campaign . |
| 3 | An air of crisis hung over the closing stages of the 1993-94 budget process : the rejection of Bill Clinton 's stimulus package and a last-minute shortfall in grants from the state government in Albany left a $100m hole that suddenly forced fresh cuts on City Hall ( which , unlike the federal spendthrifts , must by law balance its budget ) . |
| 4 | Looking down towards the Orne I could see a thick mist over the water and patches of mist hanging over the cornfields . |
| 5 | A low pall of smoke hung over the nearby buildings ; there had been a dawn funeral , a burning . |
| 6 | A veil of ignorance hangs over the moment of creation . |
| 7 | A gaseous stench of decay hangs over the township . |
| 8 | A thick scatter of cloud hung over the moor . |
| 9 | A dark curtain of cloud hung over the horizon to the north as Dexter weaved his way through the clotted traffic on the Kentish Town Road . |
| 10 | But a worrying pall of familiarity hangs over the proceedings . |
| 11 | Although a spacious courtyard made the small rooms light , and I was well served by a bed , table and chair of Van Gogh simplicity , I could not deny that an air of melancholy hung over the place . |
| 12 | I do n't think either , given the succession of scandals and the aura of sleaze hanging over the Secretary of State 's quango sector that anyone would deny that in terms of value for money and financial probity , direct democratic control is a far better watchdog than the financial control systems of the Welsh office . |
| 13 | There was an old broken mud house nearby with a fallen tower where the pigeons had lived , and trees like willows hanging over the still water . |
| 14 | The next morning saw a sky heavy with rain hanging over the hills . |
| 15 | A.D. 850 — a calm morning with mist hanging over the river and through the forest . |
| 16 | The limestone scarps that rushed down to the sea and broke up into islands hung over the town , dripping green and yellow trees . |