Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] over the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On all the imperial and foreign policy issues that arose over the succeeding years ( the Cold War , Germany , the Atlantic Alliance , Indochina , Korea , the European Defence Community ) , he insisted on defining a " party line " . |
| 2 | I stopped in a little restaurant and ordered a hot dog by pointing at a picture of one that hung over the greasy counter . |
| 3 | ‘ Did you know she 's a Catholic ? ’ he asked me as though it really mattered , and he gestured with his cigarette at a crucifix that hung over the narrow bed , which I knew was there solely for sentimental purposes because it had belonged to Ellen 's dead father , but to McIllvanney it was a challenge . |
| 4 | He sat up , rubbing his eyes and staring out at the mist that hung over the grey stone building . |
| 5 | ‘ So long as you do n't gossip with him , no , ’ he said flatly , and turned on his heel to stride coolly out on to the terrace again , so tall he had to dodge the metal chimes that hung over the french windows . |
| 6 | The cavalry had already ridden through the pall of dust and smoke that hung over the demolished Cutcherry and now they were ready to hurl themselves at the garrison , hastily assembled behind the churchyard wall . |
| 7 | The time difference between London and Mexico City is six hours , and because we had been travelling with the sun , it was still quite high in the sky as we descended into the sepia haze that hung over the whole flat expanse of what had once been a great lake . |
| 8 | E&Y or its predecessors audited around 400 of the 2,500 savings & loan institutions that collapsed over the past decade , costing the US taxpayer billions of dollars . |
| 9 | He drew one hand to his lips and kissed it , but his fingers left her other hand to trace the wet that trickled over the blue smudges under her eyes . |
| 10 | He raised his hand to wipe away the trickle of sweat that ran over the soft stubble on his cheek . |
| 11 | Relatively little could be done for the first year or two ; Pitt had a view of the war that stretched over the whole world , but it took some time to prepare the resources to give effect to this vision . |
| 12 | The big jeans names are already aware of the authentic newcomers , and are beginning to realise that the original utility styles they updated and bastardised over the past 30 years are the current fashion winners : watch them scramble to regain their own heritage . |
| 13 | They dipped and swirled over the golden water , disappearing sometimes under the bridge , sweeping off in a flock to examine the wake of a passing launch . |
| 14 | Lutyens solved the problem with the simple device of a closely-fitting outer shell that could be raised and lowered over the inner fabric of the house from machinery installed in its roof space . |
| 15 | Sunlight sought out the gaps and flickered over the new-green fields far below . |
| 16 | This model has been developed and validated over the past four years by a research team at Loughborough University through extensive experimentation . |
| 17 | At nearly fifteen he was already over six feet tall and towered over the little Irish doctor in front of him . |
| 18 | Kopyion pulled out the old revolver stolen from the Academician 's apartment and moved over the fallen figure . |
| 19 | In the frightful aftermath of the war , he dithered about UN protection for fleeing Kurds and presided over the horrendous first muddle in UN relief work . |
| 20 | The first reigned during a period of complex political change , and presided over the difficult transition from the Roman Republic and the civil wars which brought it to an end to the monarchical system which became the Roman empire ; Nero 's reign marks the abandonment of the pattern which had been established by Augustus . |
| 21 | When the clouds came we visited Beaulieu , travelled their monorail , rode a vintage bus and drooled over the super cars in the National Motor Museum . |
| 22 | But we do know that they reached a high , technology-free civilization , practised a sophisticated form of navigation , and ranged over the entire Pacific in ocean-going outriggers . |
| 23 | The surface was badly pockmarked and the car bumped and bounced over the uneven thoroughfare , its journey only becoming smoother as they reached the main road that would lead them into Chichester itself . |
| 24 | The sea grumbles and crashed over the stony beach , and blew salt in their faces . |
| 25 | At the Chair he pricked his ears and sailed over the gaping ditch with such abandon that he pecked slightly on the landing side . |
| 26 | A heavy swell pounded and cascaded over the broken pier at the narrow entrance as we made a hair-raising dash through to keep steerage way . |
| 27 | If to be made in larger quantities and stored , seal the little pots with a layer of clarified butter , melted and poured over the chilled paste . |
| 28 | As Americans , and relatives from many other countries filed through the town , and walked over the surrounding countryside yesterday — over 20 nationalities were represented on the flight — Mr Joe Horgan , a spokesman for the American victims of Flight 103 , spoke of a bond between the US and Lockerbie . |
| 29 | The plane was painted and repainted over the next 20 years with each change of ownership or brand of gasoline . |
| 30 | I picked him up and stumbled over the rough ground to the back gate of our garden , which was only about twenty yards away . |