Example sentences of "over at [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 They had their own windows with dark blue oil-cloth roller-blinds through which Dot could see into the compartment of the train alongside just like looking over at a next-door house .
2 Christabel 's tombstone leaned over at a slight angle .
3 His marriage seemed like the Atlantic Ocean to her , something vast and unknowable which she could not attempt to bridge but only fly over at a terrible speed .
4 He was the first Roman Catholic director-general of the BBC , taking over at a difficult time , when the Ulster issue was posing serious dilemmas for broadcasters as well as for politicians .
5 For the past five years members of the Durham Concert Secretaries Federation have held fund-raising events on behalf of the Wareham Wood Memorial Fund for cancer relief and the latest cheque was handed over at a special ceremony at Osborne Social Club , Chester-le-Street .
6 Young Ian Fletcher scored two touchdowns from full-back , and Dave McKee , Stuart Munro and Trevor Carmichael had the others , as West kept the scoreboard ticking over at a steady rate throughout the match .
7 The booby-trapped tin was handed over at a nearby checkpoint after the woman , dressed all in black , smiled and wished the soldiers a happy Christmas .
8 She was sitting down by the gate , one hand on her neck , her head canted over at a fierce angle .
9 Money for clients therefore should normally be handed over at a pre-arranged appointment in the office setting ( it is recognised that home helps may collect pensions for housebound elderly clients ) .
10 Bent over at an ungainly angle , trying to wrench the thing free , Bernice was acutely conscious of the picture that she must be making .
11 Prince Philip had stipulated a maximum of ten years for his period in office , and had extended it by a year to enable Prince Charles , who was serving in the Royal Navy , to take over at an appropriate moment .
12 Milwall have the lead that 's the important thing here it came over at the far side of the penalty area , had got up for it Ray and the Kennedy there was also a Middlesbrough foot in there .
13 She looked over at the long table .
14 Turning slightly , and almost against his own will , he looked over at the dark graves .
15 As the old man reluctantly accepted a sip of water , he glanced over at the other bed .
16 Glancing over at the faint quiver in the hand holding her fork , and at the nervously fluttering long eyelashes , casting dark spiky shadows on her pale , trembling cheeks , he gave her a warm and reassuring smile .
17 So the cameraman , looking through his viewfinder , could see the caption slide through the glass plate , plus sufficient reflection of the action going on over at the black drape set .
18 As the men went out of the door Laura stared glumly over at the young policewoman .
19 He had flown in via Honolulu , but reportedly had not deigned to glance over at the still-visible wreckage of Pearl Harbor , just off the runway .
20 I then had dinner with Trevor Clay , who had taken over at the Royal College of Nursing , and he also agreed that such an offer would be enough to bring them back into negotiation .
21 Shute took over at the Northern League Second Division club in November , and together with assistant Peter Boddy has pulled the club out of any immediate danger .
22 The Los Angeles directorship , open since Earl A. Powell III agreed to take over at the National Gallery , now belongs to Michael Edward Shapiro , formerly chief curator in St Louis .
23 By the way , Piper , ’ he continued , ‘ why do n't you sleep over at the big house ?
24 I am over at the big house within a couple of minutes , kilt on , best sporran and carrying the bagpipes , and prepared for anything .
25 He glanced over at the huge woman .
26 With clenched teeth , Ace pulled the pins on the grenades , paused for a couple of heartbeats , and hurled them over at the German position .
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