Example sentences of "over and [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dig over and weed vacant ground set aside for vegetables , being careful to dig up roots of perennial weeds , such as dock . |
| 2 | Eric had rolled over and had one hand under his head , the other over his eyes . |
| 3 | Two years ago today , an Israeli lorry driver ran over and killed four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip . |
| 4 | She leaned over and touched old Freitas again . |
| 5 | ‘ If I could have a few minutes — let's say half an hour — to think it over and make some notes , I daresay we 'll be as right as a snail 's whisker . ’ |
| 6 | While this may not create such serious problems if the dog is a small Jack Russell terrier , a larger dog could quite easily knock someone over and cause serious injury . |
| 7 | At the same time , in their attempts to rearticulate these basic issues , feminists necessarily take over and use philosophical concepts already available — and in so doing they may import , entailed or entangled in apparently neutral concepts , implications which reiterate and reinforce the assumptions that are being challenged . |
| 8 | ‘ I am desperately sad that our scheme did not come to fruition but I am glad that someone will take it over and bring these jobs to the area . |
| 9 | ‘ A few years ago , though , the council completely rethought the playground , covered the pool over and put new equipment in on top of it . |
| 10 | Zimbabwe and other African countries are now making the same mistake , and inviting Swedes to come over and do progressive things to their economies . |
| 11 | It is a habit that has historically enjoyed a measure of success in maintaining control over and transmitting limited knowledge to young people in large numbers in the physically restricted space of the school classroom . |
| 12 | Hārkini rushed over and wrapped both arms round his thigh , burying her face deep in the folds of his matted wool trousers . |
| 13 | Swap too soon and the program takes over and performs some miracle that pulls the ass of the Despot you just abandoned out of the fire and next thing you know the secret police are banging down the doors and hauling you and your family off into the night and oblivion ; the machine thereupon promptly declares itself the winner and it 's back to that fucking cave again . |
| 14 | As the colony develops , new polyps form , often on these connecting sections and their skeletons grow over and stifle earlier polyps . |
| 15 | ( The CGLI Foundation Course , aimed at those aged 16 or over and offering general education linked to a specific area of work , and the CGLI Vocational Preparation ( General ) Course , allowing students unsure of their plans to try various general areas of work , are both intended to be replaced by CPVE ; see below : Joint Board for Pre-vocational Education . ) |
| 16 | It appeared behind a clump of dead plants , ran over and stopped five metres from them . |
| 17 | Cook for 1½–2 minutes until set and golden underneath , then turn over and cook other side for a further 1½–2 minutes . |
| 18 | One obvious candidate to take over and operate these mines is RJB Mining , which came on the stock market this month and is valued at £100m . |
| 19 | And then it was rolling over and doing all sorts were n't it ? |
| 20 | There 's a power cut ; the lights go out and we light candles and gas lamps and end up — a hard core of seven of us ; Andy , me , Howie , another two local lads and a couple of the traveller boys — down in the snooker room where there 's a beat-up looking table and a leak in the ceiling that turns the whole of the stained , green-baize surface into a millimetre-shallow marsh , water dripping from each pocket and dribbling down the bulky legs to the sopping carpet , and we play snooker by the light of the hissing gas lamps , having to hit the white ball really hard even for delicate shots because of the extra rolling resistance the water causes , and the balls make a zizzing , ripping noise as they race across the table and sometimes you can see spray curving up behind them and I 'm feeling really drunk and a bit stoned from a couple of strong Js smoked out in the garden earlier with the travellers but I think this dimly lit water-hazard snooker is just hilarious and I 'm laughing maniacally at it all and I put an arm round Andy 's neck at one point and say , You know I love you , old buddy , and is n't friendship and love what 's it 's really all about ? and why ca n't people just see that and just be nice to each other ? except there are just so many complete bastards in the world , but Andy just shakes his head and I try to kiss him and he gently fends me off and steadies me against one wall and props me up with a snooker cue against my chest and I think this is really funny for some reason and laugh so much I fall over and have distinct problems getting up again and get carried to my room by Andy and one of the travellers and dumped on the bed and fall instantly asleep . |
| 21 | So , if you are aged 18 and over and have healthy hair that 's in fabulous condition , you could be the lucky winner of this year 's title . |
| 22 | And then David 's coming over and having three weeks , so she 'll be over seven weeks |