Example sentences of "over in a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For she had been so sure that , once he had turned the matter over in a cooler frame of mind , he would recognise and acknowledge her innocence . |
| 2 | As the mourners left the Church , there had been plans for a Spitfire to fly over in a final tribute . |
| 3 | It 's he 's took our life over in a certain respect |
| 4 | But referee Ed Morrison 's leniency led to bad blood spilling over in a six-man brawl as Richards looked for revenge . |
| 5 | Blown over in a freak gust outside the Metropole on 6 December 1940 ; car 50 was subsequently broken up . |
| 6 | The sense of great loyalty is apparent , and the waste of life as if the knights dying ‘ man by man ’ are dominoes being knocked over in a long line . |
| 7 | The benefits of the balancing , bouncing and clambering are that your body is relaxed instead of recital-rigid and the voice comes over in a strong way . |
| 8 | His injured rear left leg wheeled over and over in a frantic bowling motion . |
| 9 | They can be the ‘ power behind the throne– , using what power they have to its fullest potential : analysing situations , forming appropriate alliances and putting messages over in a palatable way to the right audience . |
| 10 | In order to provide ‘ permanent ’ help , many agencies operate a rota system with the carers working for a period of one or two weeks or a month , and then changing over in a planned way with another carer . |
| 11 | Well I know it is and er I hope it comes over in a genuine way . |
| 12 | but erm , I think I down by his legs , all this and erm , you know , its bang , bang its just like , its over in a split second , you do n't have time to be this , I was there and there nobody really new what was going on and all this sort of stuff , he was probably one of most honest about , well , one of the most honest little bloke more willing to speak about it , and he had this other one it was right you know like , er , well I 'm already taking further than I 'm willing to go on this course , what you need is , well look , you know , all I know is that we was first , saying no more than that , not willing to go . |
| 13 | The hammer-blow force of the lethal chungdan ap-chagi foot-strike , catapulted Baal 's body up and over in a backward flip , his rib-cage crushed and imploded into his ruptured lungs . |
| 14 | To my dismay , the whole entrance to Clonmacnoise had been concreted over in a multi-lane car park that was almost totally empty . |
| 15 | Accordingly , instead of the war being over in a short time — as was thought by many — it became literally bogged down in trench warfare never previously experienced . |
| 16 | It nearly always came over in a bad light , as a bunch of cocooned scientists trying to hoodwink the common sense of ordinary folk . |
| 17 | Moreover , many of the issues have spilled over in a marked renewal of interest in the state in the last twenty years . |
| 18 | The puissant alien walked crouched over in a permanent posture of attack so that the horns along its spine projected highest . |