Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] over the top " in BNC.
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| 1 | He threw his dressing gown casually on the chair and — with never a glance at Arty — jumped between the sheets , picked up the newspaper from the floor beside the bed , opened it out and peered over the top , his ears tuned to the conversation . |
| 2 | The broomstick dipped and then dived towards a dark wood of tall elms and flew over the tops . |
| 3 | At last Mr Hardiman took off his spectacles , produced a white silk handkerchief , and proceeded to polish the lenses ; when that was done , he replaced them upon his nose , and looked over the top of them again . |
| 4 | Mr Bennet put one finger at the side of his nose and looked over the top of his glasses . |
| 5 | He gripped it with his hands , got his foot on to the latch , heaved up and rolled over the top . |
| 6 | But as it came closer there was no mistaking the great leafy bird which flew across the road and disappeared over the top of the hill . |