Example sentences of "a [noun] [vb past] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A storm raged over the house . |
| 2 | A waterspout burst over the village in June 1888 , washing soil from the surrounding hills and depositing mud and boulders in the streets — ‘ pots , pans , chairs , stools , mats , and a host of smaller household goods were swept out by the current and deposited in the village pond ’ . |
| 3 | A cut appeared over the cheekbone and blood flowed warmly down the side of his face . |
| 4 | Suppose a car came over the hill , and I ran out , and whoever was in it got out — suppose he was crazy ? |
| 5 | A girl lunged over the grid , screaming that she had made a mistake , fingers just missing the disappearing chips . |
| 6 | As the light increased and the sun rose , a cry ran over the ship . |
| 7 | They clasped hers weakly and a smile flitted over the wasted features . |
| 8 | A mist drifted over the marsh as the moon rose slowly over the tower above . |
| 9 | I started work with a fishmonger or a hawker rather r round the streets and when a woman cried over the window for fish I ran up the stairs and delivered it . |
| 10 | At once , a hush fell over the room . |
| 11 | A hush fell over the room . |
| 12 | A hush fell over the car park . |
| 13 | A hush fell over the room as the gathered guests looked on . |
| 14 | A hush fell over the room , and the young man pulled back , staring at Connor . |
| 15 | A hush fell over the crowd and the meeting continued unhindered . |
| 16 | A call came over the radio for us to go to a RTA . |
| 17 | And a call came over the radio that there was a problem with one of the pumps downstairs , so seeing I had nothing better to do at that time I went downstairs to give them a hand . |
| 18 | I could hear the chattings of the current coach-load , and a call wafted over the water from the cruiser , ‘ Tea up , Geoffrey ! ’ and , irritably , ‘ Not when we 're docking , Mavis ! ’ |
| 19 | In the middle of the morning a reporter climbed over the low fence into Mr Lawson 's garden and rang his entry phone . |
| 20 | As the argument continued behind closed doors , a row erupted over the huge cost of Newall 's arrest and detention , estimated at more than £1 million . |
| 21 | Crusaders had nothing of note to show in the first half apart from a drive lofted over the bar by Stephen Lynch from Burrows ' free kick in the second minute and a double save by Distillery keeper Steve Collins from Steven Livingstone in the 31st minute . |
| 22 | A couple of hours later , as I sat in the hostel kitchen , a message came over the radio that a body had been found . |
| 23 | A silence fell over the ship 's company that was appalling . |
| 24 | A tower loomed over the roofless mansion , and beyond it , the spire of the Church of Ireland could be seen . |
| 25 | Organisers hoped to break last year 's £22,000 record but a cloud hung over the event . |
| 26 | When John Logie Baird was born I do not doubt that a star stood over the little saviour 's cradle . |
| 27 | A buzzard sailed over the high crags and bare peat moors of Craig y Gribin . |
| 28 | In slow-flapping flight a bird flew over the tree tops . |
| 29 | A problem arose over the interpretation of the definition of cash and cash equivalents as including highly liquid instruments only if they have less than three months remaining to maturity when purchased . |
| 30 | A bedroom door opened upstairs and a face appeared over the banister . |