Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [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 | Has your view of Harlow changed over the years ? |
| 4 | As Carolyn started to read a look of absorption came over the child 's face , and her thumb slotted into her mouth . |
| 5 | The tiny beam of light flickered over the telephone — and back . |
| 6 | As last night the Governor of the Bank of England backtracked over the duration of the slump , will the Prime Minister now institute an urgent programme of recovery ? |
| 7 | 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 ) . |
| 8 | The second unexpected area of conflict came over the question of who was to be entitled to final cut on the film . |
| 9 | A cloud of pigeons rose over the poplars , and scattered . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Gallons of water cascaded over the side of the bath and through his private rooms at Buckingham Palace . |
| 12 | The sweet stillness of birdsong stole over the barge . |
| 13 | But a band of Franks climbed over the mountains at Susa and outflanked the Lombards , forcing Desiderius to fall back upon Pavia . |
| 14 | A low pall of smoke hung over the nearby buildings ; there had been a dawn funeral , a burning . |
| 15 | We put a marker buoy over the site and a pair of divers went over the side to investigate . |
| 16 | A ripple of life went over the face of Mark the publisher 's assistant . |
| 17 | AS THE FIRST chimes of noon from the bells of Shandon broke over the pavements and washed into the busy shops , the people of Cork halted in their step or turned from what they were doing to cross themselves and murmur the Angelus prayer . |
| 18 | A speck of grit danced over the time-segment at the lower right-hand corner , smearing the rolling figures . |
| 19 | Tiny feathers of cloud drifted over the horizon like a flock of fire-birds . |
| 20 | A thick scatter of cloud hung over the moor . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | At eleven o'clock a group of children came over the hill . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | The limestone scarps that rushed down to the sea and broke up into islands hung over the town , dripping green and yellow trees . |
| 25 | From a Neil Pink corner , the ball was cleared to outside the penalty area , where a strong shot from Minto flew over the defence into the net . |
| 26 | While local authorities and Muslim groups in Bradford squabbled over the rights and wrongs of the matter , and the press reported with relish the ‘ grotesque ’ attitudes of Muslim parents , no one really asked the daughters what they thought about it . |
| 27 | 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 ] . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | The bomber , one of 10 from Wratting Common assigned to a raid on Cologne exploded over the village of Moortsel and fell in pieces in fields . |
| 30 | An invention that started out as a simple toy for children grew over the years to become a lifetime hobby for millions of people . |