Example sentences of "but [verb] over [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not help but marvel over the miracle of cordless technology when perched 40ft high , drilling through roof rafters with a cordless tool , not having to worry about tripping over the cable or whether it 's going to rain . |
| 2 | She 'd told him she wanted a break from her own very successful career — that had been bending the truth more than a little , but taking over the club , putting her own life on hold for a little while , had seemed a small price to pay for her father 's health . |
| 3 | You are as free a man as I am , we do but agree over the hire of a courier . |
| 4 | On June 5th of that year he suddenly appeared at Racedown — ‘ he did not keep to the high road , but leaped over a gate and bounded down the pathless field ’ . |
| 5 | Mr Giscard d'Estaing said on television that Mr Mitterrand would have no choice but to hand over the conduct of France 's affairs ‘ to those who have this enormous majority in parliament ’ . |
| 6 | The woman had no alternative but to hand over the money because she felt her baby 's life was at risk . |