Example sentences of "[noun sg] over [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I used to play quite a lot of football , ’ he explains , ‘ but all I was really good at was knocking the opposition over as a last-ditch defence . ’ |
| 2 | Close-coupled double-symphonic suites are quieter still in operation and a change over to a modern suite may be well worth considering . |
| 3 | Compression of this sort , practised more widely , might succeed in bringing the play over into a new medium . |
| 4 | I 'll take Harpo/Chico over to a nice quiet corner . ’ |
| 5 | In particular , Bentalls , the big departmental store in Kingston gave its prestigious Wolsey Hall over to a large exhibition lasting a fortnight , covering a great range of subjects including Medau . |
| 6 | The only maintenance required is an occasional wipe over with a mild detergent . |
| 7 | A simple wipe over with a damp cloth is all that is required to keep the cladding clean . |
| 8 | Konrad Adenauer had already suggested that West Germany should be allowed the means to defend itself , and that the surest way of winning the population over to a massive commitment to democracy was to give it a stake in the responsibility of defending Western Europe . |
| 9 | They had seen little of Rosemary Talbot during the last four months , so it was n't until they had been in their flat for a week and Leith went across the hall to invite Rosemary and her husband over for a celebratory drink that Leith learned that Derek Talbot no longer lived there . |
| 10 | It 's not the most efficient of systems , so Mr Nabakov has been considering a move over to a suitable ledger system for quite some time , and is in the process of introducing Platinum , a US package recently released in Britain ( see suppliers panel ) . |
| 11 | Karelius nodded and took his drink over to a small table by the window . |
| 12 | But by the time the policeman had slipped the imposing piece of plastic back into its place and handed the wallet over with a ponderous , ‘ That seems to be in order , sir , ’ she had accepted the truth . |
| 13 | As soon as he noticed them , Howard beckoned the Doctor , Ace and Petion over with a relieved expression , and introduced them to Colonel Mortimer of the USMC . |
| 14 | Skipper Shane Cooper and full-back Lyon combined down the left flank to put Ropati over for a second-minute try . |
| 15 | It 's he 's took our life over in a certain respect |
| 16 | Of course , you can hand the whole thing over to a direct mail house but there may still be additional and expensive packaging to design and pay for . |
| 17 | Talking the matter over with a sympathetic doctor , teacher or other professional may be helpful . |
| 18 | The grammar turned the whole of my stomach over like a huge unwieldy omelette . |
| 19 | He is worshipped the world over as a male fan-tasy figure in classic movies like The Good The Bad And The Ugly , A Fistful Of Dollars and The Man With |
| 20 | He carried two chairs and a table over to a dark corner where they could talk more freely . |