Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun] [vb past] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The AC-130 Spectre gunship flew over the capital several times and blasted arms depots and ammunition stores with 105mm cannon fire and rockets . |
| 2 | More importantly , if you were doing the exercise Mr did over the weekend , how would you score the sector ? |
| 3 | A light cotton jacket hung over the back of her chair . |
| 4 | ‘ Back ! ’ the gunner Colonel shouted over the noise of an exploding howitzer shell . |
| 5 | Demmollari took the spot kick , Wright parried and substitute Tlis Shulkai headed over the rebound . |
| 6 | In the days following the crash controversy arose over the Indian authorities ' refusal to allow European investigators access to either the " black box " cockpit voice recordings or the digital flight recorder . |
| 7 | Bare granite peaks towered over the south all day and the pools and falls seemed to grow bigger and better every mile . |
| 8 | Then she saw him , his heavy body lying mounded over the stool which had fallen with him . |
| 9 | At this point Maidstone leaned over the table in an earnest , confidential manner . |
| 10 | In spite of a 16 per cent rise in Hydro 's oil production to a record high , selling prices slipped over the year from $20 to $19 a barrel . |
| 11 | At one point tempers flared over the black beaded gown Madonna wears in a nightclub scene . |
| 12 | The argument was settled when a tall figure in a parachutist 's red beret and combat uniform appeared over the top of a dune and walked towards them . |
| 13 | The diary Bobby kept over the next few months usefully logs many of the characters and landing stages in Minton 's frenzied circuit . |
| 14 | She raised a flipper-clawed foot , and a shadow the size of a meltdown scar fell over the busy-armed figure . |
| 15 | Then Strain went close with a header , Cunningham 's long distance effort went over the bar . |
| 16 | On her way to bed that night Stephanie fell over the cyclamen on the landing floor . |
| 17 | Bilateral negotiations between summit leaders aimed at reviving trade talks stalled over the issue of agricultural subsidies [ see pp. 38888-89 ] failed after it emerged that a breakthrough was unlikely before the French referendum in September on the Maastricht treaty or the US presidential elections in November . |
| 18 | Army helicopters hovered over the polling stations , which were surrounded by soldiers , proving FMLN allegations that these elections were fraudulent and carried out amidst fear and intimidation . |
| 19 | Tommy , of Freesia Avenue , Walton Park , Liverpool , dived into a lake after little Jade Robinson toppled over the side of the boat they were both in . |
| 20 | Just before dawn the sound of a voice singing came over the darkened expanse of what had once been the Residency compound from the direction of what had once been the Cutcherry . |
| 21 | A Union Jack flew over the exact spot and George Jeffery , of Bury St Edmunds , laid a poppy wreath on behalf of the squadron . |
| 22 | Rangers responded with John Morrow and Trevor Steven linking up to set up a shooting chance for Gary Stevens but the fullback 's 20 yard effort flew over the top . |
| 23 | Griffon-mounted Elf Lords soared over the army . |
| 24 | Table 4.2 shows that the decline in male employment in manufacturing involved the loss of 21 000 jobs and Table 4.3 shows that nearly 4000 female manufacturing jobs disappeared over the same period . |
| 25 | The July 1989 Fearless Action-Rose Bouquet brindle dog started over the jumps as a novice in January . |
| 26 | The real reason Sinead slipped over the edge |
| 27 | Trowel in hand Carolyn stooped over the dense lettuce seedlings and carefully removed a clump of them . |
| 28 | Mairi was still shrieking and striking at Luch while Master Beaton bent over the bed . |
| 29 | As sea levels rose over the centuries , due to the slow sinking of the south-east of England , the marshes gradually retreated inland . |
| 30 | Wadsworth expressed it : " In the early eighties , quite suddenly , the Sunday school movement flashed over the country . |