Example sentences of "be [vb pp] [v-ing] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Harry 's own half-formed suspicions tended to focus on him because Clare Mallender had been seen mooning over his photograph at the Skein of Geese two weeks before her death . |
| 2 | Over the past few weeks , Kenneth 's every waking moment has been spent poring over his medical books , phoning oncologists , pathologists and an assortment of scientists , asking for explanations and information on the subject of malignant lymphoma . |
| 3 | It turns out to be a surprisingly exact science , in which ten or fifteen minutes are spent deliberating over whether someone deserves to be graded ‘ adequate ’ or ‘ limited ’ for their motivation or their ability to organize . |
| 4 | A few months ago , even the gruffest company bosses could be heard enthusing over jazzy Department of Employment leaflets . |
| 5 | Obviously there are no simple solutions to a difficult relationship with a demanding parent , but it can often be kept ticking over on a mixture of kindness and firmness and a refusal on your part to come out of your corner for a fight every time she chooses to ring the bell . |
| 6 | The girls , from the left , Leanne , Jane and Clare are pictured handing over the cash to Massie . |
| 7 | In the early morning planes were heard passing over in the mist and the rain . |
| 8 | The Cellobus was presented on behalf of Cellophane by local MP and former Defence Secretary Tom King , who is shown handing over the keys . |
| 9 | Magician , , conjured up £46 on his stall at the Summer Fayre. is pictured handing over the cheque to , chairperson of the Carnoustie Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund , with , operations manager , at . |
| 10 | Mayor of Middlesbrough Coun Eddie Bolland is pictured handing over cheques totalling more than £8,000 to Tony Griffiths of Middlesbrough Mencap and Moira Flaherty of the Middlesbrough Catholic Handicapped Trust yesterday . |
| 11 | Here and there the head of a child was seen peering over a windowsill . |
| 12 | A great deal of time was spent haggling over prices for specific tasks . |
| 13 | The Minister was pictured beaming over his in-laws ' garden gate with the children about whom he had earlier made a plaintive ‘ keep them out of it ’ appeal . |