Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [vb past] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She almost crumpled as the full rage of thunder exploded over the meadow and was still fifty yards short of the cabin when the squall hit . |
| 2 | An air of unreality hung over the whole campaign . |
| 3 | As Carolyn started to read a look of absorption came over the child 's face , and her thumb slotted into her mouth . |
| 4 | The tiny beam of light flickered over the telephone — and back . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | The second unexpected area of conflict came over the question of who was to be entitled to final cut on the film . |
| 7 | Outside , another fierce white explosion of water burst over the side , carried by the screaming banshee of a wind on to the armoured glass plate of the bridge . |
| 8 | Gallons of water cascaded over the side of the bath and through his private rooms at Buckingham Palace . |
| 9 | The sweet stillness of birdsong stole over the barge . |
| 10 | A low pall of smoke hung over the nearby buildings ; there had been a dawn funeral , a burning . |
| 11 | A ripple of life went over the face of Mark the publisher 's assistant . |
| 12 | A speck of grit danced over the time-segment at the lower right-hand corner , smearing the rolling figures . |
| 13 | Tiny feathers of cloud drifted over the horizon like a flock of fire-birds . |
| 14 | A thick scatter of cloud hung over the moor . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | It is worth noting that whereas profit shares in manufacturing fell over the period , in the financial sector they were maintained at a high and even rising level [ Brown and Sheriff , 1978 ] . |
| 18 | Several changes in tenancy occurred over the following years , but by 1863 , iron founder James Ferrabee , of the Phoenix Iron Works , had taken over Port Mill . |