Example sentences of "and [vb past] over a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gibbered and choked over an appeal for mercy . |
| 2 | ‘ They had clashed on the stairs and argued over a girl , ’ said Mr Crigman . |
| 3 | He had , however , proceeded in safety till he came to the Willow Walk , within half a mile of the church , when by a sudden stagger he quitted the path , and passed over a ditch on his right hand . |
| 4 | Four Minor Project schools were selected for closer investigation by the evaluation team and visited over a period of one or two days . |
| 5 | Designed by John Carr of York and built over a period of thirteen years between 1759 and 1772 , its spectacular interior boasts exquisite plasterwork ceilings by the Scottish architect Robert Adam decorated by Angelica Kaufman , Biagio Rebecca and Antonio Zucchi . |
| 6 | Gradually , collaborative writing ( writing in pairs , threes , fours and sustained over a number of sessions ) began to increase . |
| 7 | To avoid settlement problems at this location a surcharge embankment was constructed and monitored over a period of 8 months . |
| 8 | His tutorials were always stimulating and ranged over a variety of subjects . |
| 9 | In both key stages 3 and 4 they should have the opportunity to present an extended piece of work that has been planned , drafted , revised and polished over a period of time . |
| 10 | He turned to go but Talbot stopped him as a seaman entered and handed over a sheet of paper . |
| 11 | They had a routine for it , as most couples do — Annie put the fuel in , Tessa took some paper towels from the dispenser and cleaned the windscreen ; then Tessa went to the pay-window and handed over a credit card as soon as Annie put the pump nozzle back into position . |
| 12 | Weasel turned and grinned expectantly at his companion , who grunted and handed over a coin from his pouch . |
| 13 | He took up the poker and turned over a log carefully . |
| 14 | There are many tests of children 's language which have been developed and marketed over a number of years . |
| 15 | His pupil , D'Eslon , formulated laws under which animal magnetism seemed to operate : it was a universal , continuous fluid , which was subtle in that it had an ebb and flow ; it was concentrated in the human body like a magnet ; and could be accumulated and communicated over a distance . |
| 16 | Christopher , making a grab for the money , lunged and fell into George who fell into the coffee table and knocked over a vase of daisies , drenching the sofa , the carpet and a large part of Mrs Morrison . |
| 17 | The Chapman I knew and observed over a decade and more seemed to me never to have outgrown his background , his appetites , his ambitions or his selfishness . |
| 18 | Joe Selwyn joined the Glosters in 1932 at the age of 18 and spent over a decade in the land of the Raj . |
| 19 | Tea was a substantial meal of eggs , bacon , sausages , even chops , provided by ourselves and cooked over a gas ring in the passage . |
| 20 | ‘ Whichever they choose will be rehydrated with melted snow and cooked over a Primus stove , ’ says Mr Welsby . |
| 21 | The frogs are collected and cooked over a fire until the poisonous , milky skin secretions appear ; these are then scraped on to the weapons . |
| 22 | Three soldiers are in hospital with serious injuries after their car hit a motorway crashbarrier and flew over a hedge . |
| 23 | In such circumstances the costs are carried forward and amortised over a period not exceeding five years commencing when the group begins to benefit from the expenditure . |
| 24 | Until the 1820s it rose and fell over a succession of steep hills and deep valleys but when it became the London–Holyhead road sections were totally rebuilt by Thomas Telford . |
| 25 | He scrabbled up the ramp and fell over a body . |
| 26 | The next break-down occurred in the spring of 1989 and took over a year to clear up . |
| 27 | Within a few months she expanded the business and took over a computer firm from Hertfordshire employing about 120 people . |
| 28 | The same year , age 40 , he married a woman with strong religious beliefs , and took over a cluster of little companies that made things like office clocks . |
| 29 | Well it was a wee bit under because I was only an office clerk , I , I was n't the junior but by then had come there and there were other , other clerks , some girls who 'd come into the office and I 'd got a little bit of step up you see and took over a little bit more important work , erm , I did just before I went in the Army have a dabble at erm running times , that was preparing the schedules for buses . |
| 30 | In his excitement Benny jumped backwards and tripped over a lump of wood . |