Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] over the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The following month he publicly waived the death sentence hanging over the organizers of the second coup attempt of 1983 . |
| 2 | The younger was nineteen or so , just a few inches taller than Melanie , with longish , bright red hair hanging over the collar of a dark blue , rather military looking jacket with shoulder flaps and brass buttons . |
| 3 | Since then safety work has pushed up that capacity and when the ( New Zealand ) All Blacks play there in three weeks it will be helped to 21,000 by a temporary stand erected over the Tanner Bank wall on the outfield of the adjacent cricket field , adding 2,300 spectators who need not be counted in the official figure . |
| 4 | He could have been plummeting down to the centre of the earth , in a submarine nudging over the seabed or flying soundlessly through outer space . |
| 5 | Apart from the champagne spilled over the bow , there was plenty consumed in a more conventional fashion as the crew showed off the new boat for the first time . |
| 6 | But I took the insole out put her foot on the insole and her foot goes over the top of it . |
| 7 | ‘ Team spirit and research expertise developed over the years would be lost . ’ |
| 8 | The previous week , Virgin had requested immediate permission to go over the facility by some £200,000 , to meet short-term outgoings for the airline ( to pay , in fact , for the engine which had expired on the air-operator 's test flight ) . |
| 9 | You may think you are a good enough driver to go over the speed limit , but you may also realise that a world in which everyone drove very fast might be a little on the dangerous side . |
| 10 | The peaks surrounding glacier-dominated Saas Fee may be less distinguished , but the ice-falls of the Feegletscher hanging over the village are in their way just as striking . |
| 11 | When the wind was in the west a sickly smell floated over the pits . |
| 12 | The main route crosses over the summit of Helvellyn , the third highest and one of the most popular peaks in the Lake District . |
| 13 | Dressed , or rather undressed , in a satin nightdress , Adele Duncan lay with her eyes closed , one hand thrown dramatically across her face , her long dark hair tumbling over the pillows . |
| 14 | Synthetic sympathy floated over the line . |
| 15 | Sun and scenery contribute to Vorarlberg 's family appeal ( top ) , while a giant Suchard cow presides over the chocolate festival ( left ) |
| 16 | Finally a sheer mountain of a wave smashed over the raft with a furious roar and swept it further on to the reef away from the pounding terror . |
| 17 | Lightning played across the front almost continually , and thunder rolled over the catamaran . |
| 18 | While the race covered approximately 1000 miles , the route varied over the years but maintained Brescia as its base . |
| 19 | It is theoretically possible for a cow to jump over the moon with something like the same improbability . |
| 20 | Thunder crackled over the dark , empty street . |
| 21 | As the linker needle comes back with the second stitch in its hook , the latch of the linker needle closes and the first stitch goes over the latch of the linker needle and is cast off . |
| 22 | It also remains the case that the Cabinet , as an institution , does not rest on parliamentary authority but rather on practice developed over the centuries . |
| 23 | More confusion arose over the terms " project work " , " coursework " , " investigations ' and " problem solving " and they were often used indiscriminately . |
| 24 | Binding off has ‘ give ’ and ensures a round neck goes over the head . |
| 25 | Family Finance : Investments with a no-lose guarantee With election uncertainty hanging over the stock market , Tom Tickell looks at equity bonds that offer at least your money back |
| 26 | When I recovered myself and controlled my weeping , my attention was attracted by Granny 's photograph hanging over the mantelshelf . |
| 27 | ‘ Good heavens ! ’ she breathed , watching one figure speeding over the snow at a break-neck pace , yet seemingly in effortless control . |
| 28 | Zambia cried , and with lightning speed vaulted over the safety rail of the gallery and began shinning down support poles to the floor . |
| 29 | Water is pumped through gravel placed over the grid ( or plate ) . |
| 30 | There was a ragged pause , not a movement as the last of her underwear floated over the side of the bed . |