Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] over [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A little later from his bedroom , where he had retired for a rest , he watched through his daughters ' brass telescope as the grey shadow of what had once been the sleek and lively Hari moved slowly over to the sepoy lines with , as usual , the Prime Minister dodging along behind am . |
| 2 | Bernice moved purposefully over to the corner of the passenger section where their meagre supplies were stored . |
| 3 | Her visitor wandered nonchalantly over to the window and looped back the curtain to peer out . |
| 4 | But when she brushed her hair out of her face and peered cautiously over at the bench Guy lay in the same position , completely unmoving . |
| 5 | It seemed all over in the 63rd minute when Clough , a few yards outside the penalty area , volleyed a headed clearance instantly into the roof of the net before Hardwick could move a muscle . |
| 6 | A lanky girl with a moody look walked in , strolled self-consciously over to the table and took a tangerine from a bowl . |
| 7 | Feeling very grown-up and wise , Maud and Mildred sauntered casually over to the two pathetic little girls . |
| 8 | Her head turned automatically over to the city on the horizon . |
| 9 | Then he walked slowly over to the edge of the hill and looked down . |
| 10 | He walked slowly over to the door , and stood looking down at her . |
| 11 | She pulled on a short silk nightdress — a rather extravagant Christmas present from one of her sisters — brushed her hair until the long dark strands gleamed , then walked slowly over to the window . |
| 12 | She walked slowly over to the golden sarcophagus . |
| 13 | Sheila walked slowly over to the window and watched Cedric as he wheeled his bicycle across Beaumont Street towards St Giles ' . |
| 14 | We walked together over to the cottage . |
| 15 | She burst into tears and Morse walked diffidently over to the settee , where he temporarily displaced the teddy-bear , put his right arm along her shoulder , and held her to him as she sobbed away the storm . |
| 16 | He walked stiffly over to the bookshelf and stood before it , taking down one book after another , turning the pages , pretending to browse . |
| 17 | Jack walked quickly over to the door . |
| 18 | Basil turned and walked quickly over to the portrait . |
| 19 | Spotting what he was after , he walked quickly over to the object and picked it up . |
| 20 | They walked briskly over to the two cars and Plumpton bent down and peered in through the windows of the Mini . |
| 21 | Dr Jones had come out with her and walked straight over to the lift . |
| 22 | I walked back over to the café . |
| 23 | She walked back over to the standing stones and leant her forehead against one of them . |
| 24 | He walked bravely over to the nearest of the shapes . |
| 25 | When the last of the humans had gone , she dashed nimbly over to the nearest Chelonian and swiped the strangely shaped gun from its unresisting grip . |
| 26 | Phar Lap was ridden by Bill ‘ Urn ’ Elliott , who got the gelding smartly into his stride , but Phar Lap drifted right over to the outside rail , with the result that after a quarter of a mile of the ten-furlong race he was well adrift of the field . |
| 27 | She drifted slowly over to the telephone , most people doodled while they talked , and Roman proved no exception . |
| 28 | Clipboard held tightly under her arm , she strode purposefully over to the area where the thousands of drums were stacked in a sprawled , looming maze . |
| 29 | She went swiftly over to the door and had gone before he could answer . |
| 30 | Teague 's career looked all over after the world cup final … but he 's beaten off a shoulder injury and is back at his best … so too is Oxfordshire jockey Richard Dunwoody he rode five winners on saturday … today he won again on the Nicholson trained Now Your Talkin … he 's the top jockey with 40 winners … now he 's talkin … the Williams team from Didcot do n't do a lot of talking apart from Nigel of course but they 've swept the board in formula one this season … |