Example sentences of "two [adj] [noun pl] [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | In The Wrench he creates the rigger Faussone , the practical man whose cranes girdle the world and who keeps returning , a little heavy-footed , to the house in Turin where two old aunts fuss over his welfare : Faussone was spoken of as ‘ my alter ego ’ , and the book has to struggle to accommodate him as a second person , available for interview by Levi . |
| 2 | Two French Commandos take over and carry their wounded comrade the remaining part of the way ; he manages a smile as they pick him up . |
| 3 | In a transaction that has never fully been explained , and to this day baffles Baxter , the two Scottish players handed over counterfeit Canadian dollars , and within hours were facing police accusations that they were involved in a forgery ring . |
| 4 | That night , Dot was to sleep on two extra blankets folded over to make a thin mattress for he , the man , would be in the bed where Dot used to sleep . |
| 5 | Two key questions remain over the entire affair . |
| 6 | Interesting comparisons there should be here between two Wagnerian divas moving over into the Strauss Fach , with special attention to the Four Last Songs , both recorded live at concerts , but there is no contest . |
| 7 | It was fairly quiet , just one or two elderly men conversing over a pint . |
| 8 | Not many wives would be happy to watch two other women fighting over her husband but Chris Broughton , receptionist at Torness , found it hilarious . |