Example sentences of "over on [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | If this happens at the same time as the inevitable swing into wind , it can result in a very rapid rolling over on to the into-wind wing-tip . |
2 | He sailed past the President 's beach house before coming over on to the other track . |
3 | He did n't have to be told why he should hurry — the sea was already beginning to trickle over on to the upper deck . |
4 | Then , lurching to his feet , he moved over on to the only empty seat in the shrine — a patch of floor covered with a sheepskin rug . |
5 | Three of them heaved the bulk over on to the high rocks and after a few more buckets of water , they stood back to inspect it further . |
6 | She pulls over on to the hard shoulder , gets out , opens the boot , gets out the spare tyre and the jack , jacks up the car , takes off the old wheel , puts on the new one , lets the jack down , puts it and the wheel back in the boot , closes it , gets back in the car and drives on , knowing that she will be fifteen minutes late . |
7 | Every so often I 'd have to grip the wheel tightly because what I really wanted to do was interrupt my drollery , pull over on to the hard shoulder , turn to my passenger and say , ‘ By the way , Stuart , I 'm in love with your wife . ’ |