Example sentences of "over they [subord] they [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were whisked away from the theatre by an ever vigilant matron , who stood over them while they had their dreaded wash with cold water from the jug and basin in their room . |
| 2 | Pouring water over them while they yelled back at me ? |
| 3 | She cracked eggs into a frying pan and stood over them while they cooked , wincing as hot fat spat at her from the pan . |
| 4 | Some of the marble floors in the great halls cracked under the weight of machinery moved over them after they had been prematurely laid down . |
| 5 | At the end of the promenade they could take a flight of steps down to rocks that were slippery with seaweed , and clamber over them until they reached the shingle . |
| 6 | He was weaving in and out of the cars , jumping over them when they got in his way , his face hard and grim with determination . |
| 7 | Formative evaluation ( to use the current jargon ) , is so obviously more important than summative , since you need to modify things as they develop rather than wring your hands over them when they have failed . |
| 8 | United have now taken just three points from a possible 12 and manager Alex Ferguson 's only consolation is that the defeat of rivals Aston Villa at Carrow Road means it is now Norwich who hold a twopoint advantage over them as they go into the last seven games . |
| 9 | His father , once satisfied that the intensive care nurses were doing their best , left his own men to watch over them as they watched over the boy while he , too , was persuaded to rest . |
| 10 | We joined the crowd before our handiwork was noticed and watched as Mary and Albert had more confetti thrown over them as they stood on the threshold of the church . |