Example sentences of "you [verb] over [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ How could you quarrel over a bush walk ? ’ he pursued . |
| 2 | While it is a fact that we often eat much more than we imagine we do ( try writing down everything you eat over a period of a week and prove the point ) , it is a fact that some people put on weight far more quickly than others . |
| 3 | ‘ You bale over the wall . |
| 4 | When the Headmaster wanted a little exercise , you bent over a chair and got six — twelve with a cane on the backside ; if you were hit just below the buttocks on the legs , it hurt more . |
| 5 | Once off you walk over the mountains to the next town , and over again to another . |
| 6 | The river 's edge , where Virgil 's ghosts held out their arms in longing for the farther shore , and Dante , as a living man , was refused passage by the ferryman , the few planks that mark the meeting point of land and water , there , surely , is a place to stop and reflect , even if , as Father Watson did , you stumble over a ten-gallon tin of creosote . |
| 7 | If you need to pause to think before answering , do so , and if you stumble over an answer , start again if that will help . |
| 8 | Suspiciousness becomes almost an instinct , powerful and all-pervasive : ‘ When you go out on a Sunday afternoon [ in the country ] , say , and you look over a bridge at the stream , you can not help yourself . |
| 9 | All I can tell you is that much will change , rapidly and dramatically , and that once you get over the shock you 'll discover everything has worked out for the better . |
| 10 | " You knocked over an ashtray , Mr Feather . " |
| 11 | Fit electric air conditioning and , though we ca n't promise you control over the elements , we can promise you a more comfortable , efficient working environment . |
| 12 | If you pass over a tab stop as you move to the left or right , that tab stop will be deleted |
| 13 | ‘ But can you move over a bit ? |
| 14 | Without warning , you emerge over a crest and stand before the magnificent grey scree , Coire na Ceannain , sweeping round a circular lochan that nestles in its lap . |
| 15 | You 'd have known so well that when you turn over a stone all kinds of creepy-crawlies come clambering out . |
| 16 | When you turn over the pages of the Supplement , pay no attention at first to the volume numbers at the top left-hand corner of the pages ; look only at the headings at the top right-hand corner , which are in alphabetical order . |
| 17 | Erm , if you turn over the page it says seventy eight percent of female claims have been on the diagnosis of cancer , and it gives you a breakdown of the condition and the age when diagnosed . |
| 18 | A further way of avoiding too much time in the air is to lift the back foot as you go over a wave , this helps to stop the nose lifting . |
| 19 | ‘ There 's no bump when you go over the equator . |
| 20 | It is appropriate enough in that country where skiing is often confined to one side of the mountain and if you go over the back you must have special permission and be accompanied by a guide . |
| 21 | And if you go over the top the police could charge you with various types of assault , depending on the damage done . |
| 22 | Your leg is still trailing when you go over the bar . |
| 23 | Then you go over the seat and hang off the inside , but you still keep a lot of weight on that outside peg and you put on some more if the tyre starts really sliding . ’ |
| 24 | If you go over the limit you have to pay duty on the excess when you go through customs . |
| 25 | Between As Cain and Sare you go over the Col Saint-Ignace , a very modest affair of some 500 feet . |
| 26 | an added speed factor is the way in which you go over the waves — just like a ski racer , the longer you spend in the air the slower you go . |
| 27 | As you go over the pass the path descends the side of Sail Beck to Buttermere ( 2.75 miles ) . |
| 28 | Graham Sutherland , opposite a whole page of contacts , enthuses in a 1946 letter : ‘ Your photographs are wonderfully good ; easily the best we have ever had taken , and I can see how important was the time and care which you took over the composition and lighting and the idea … |
| 29 | ‘ About everything that 's happened since you took over the club . |
| 30 | And as orchestras , even good ones , always Make mistakes in the same places , you carry over a lot of experience . |