Example sentences of "[v-ing] it over [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had mine in kitchen and I kept knocking it over every time I opened up |
| 2 | ‘ What are you doing ? ’ he asked conversationally , divesting himself of his jacket and slinging it over the sofa . |
| 3 | He smiled , taking a last draw on the cigarette before tossing it over the rail . |
| 4 | Any finer detail required in the painting is achieved simply by mixing white with the appropriate colour and applying it over the top of the darker colours for an opaque effect . |
| 5 | And I had Avenger estate , and I done the same with that and I got away with it for ages and I what you want a do , I know what you wan na do he erm , I mean that 's that 's really sort of pushing it over the top but he got a great big sheet of polythene , he went down to ready mix and had a load of ready mix in the back of this Avenger estate , brand new he 'd only just got it ! |
| 6 | it 'll only be until I should think erm next Tuesday will be the last batch , cos we 've got these bank holidays fortunately in the , in the way where I T still work but we do n't and so they 're gon na fix , they 'll carry on fixing it over the weekend . |
| 7 | Ignoring her repeated instruction for him to get out , he unrolled the scroll and began spreading it over the desk , using the paperweight and penholder to secure its curling corners . |
| 8 | ‘ Because of the angle I had no chance of getting it over the bar with my right foot so I simply hit it with the left and it went over . ’ |
| 9 | His style lends itself to much deadpan humour : when describing the old custom of cutting the cake by breaking it over the bride 's head , he does it without as much as a wink . |
| 10 | Jake picked up his half-empty glass of whisky , knocked back the contents , and pulled off his tie , flinging it over the back of the sofa beside his discarded jacket . |
| 11 | Angel pulled up in horror and a cloud of dust , growled something incomprehensible , but undeniably insulting , threw down the reins , kicked his right foot out of the stirrup and , swinging it over the horse 's withers , jumped to the ground and ran into the house . |
| 12 | The family had finished their supper when she got home , but her temper was soothed by her reception : Herr Nordern coming from the bedroom to greet her , Omi fussing , Erika getting her meal , even Paul helping her off with her coat , although he rather spoiled his effect by then chucking it over the back of a chair instead of hanging it up . |
| 13 | Well no cos it 's better receiving Valentines card rather than hearing it over the phone really why they gave them out |
| 14 | When you tilt the main bed , to add a ribber , you must also tilt your knitting ( by bringing it over the ribber ) to maintain the correct angle . |
| 15 | Shaken off balance by her startling thoughts , Isabel glanced away , stepping out of her gown and hanging it over the table . |
| 16 | There were stacks of old art magazines , a broken easel , the white-painted bough which Elise had brought down at Christmas before trimming and hanging it over the inglenook fireplace . |
| 17 | ‘ As well as a winter break , there 's another reason for my visit , Elinor , but I did n't want to alarm you unnecessarily by discussing it over the telephone . ‘ |
| 18 | He could remember them discussing it over the ironing and himself on the floor playing with his soldiers behind the sofa and keeping very quiet about it because it was way past his bedtime . |
| 19 | ‘ What the rule of compulsion seems to require is that there is no practical choice but to pay in the circumstances , or to put it another way , before a payment will be regarded as involuntary there must be some natural or threatened exercise of power possessed by the party receiving it over the person or property of the taxpayer for which he has no immediate relief than to make the payment … |
| 20 | He plucked a heavy silver ring from the middle finger of his left hand , tugging it over the knuckle impetuously , and held it out across the table in his palm . |
| 21 | Moz 's dinner could then be brought into the yard without dumping it over the fence ; and the horse was then led up to this food , caressed a few times , and released while he was still distracted by eating the first few mouthfuls . |