Example sentences of "of [noun sg] [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the Bastille fell in 1789 a wave of euphoria swept over Europe ; William Blake , blending together millennial hopes and biblical imagery , demonstrates the emotional release provided by the success of two revolutions accomplished overseas and the hope of a third to follow in England itself : |
| 2 | A wave of tiredness swept over her once they were served . |
| 3 | Finally Fran led the way down the gangplank , feeling waves of tiredness washing over her . |
| 4 | ‘ Next was the lobster , ’ said Auguste , waves of tiredness sweeping over him . |
| 5 | A loud gasp turned to uproarious laughter , as a stream of champagne sprayed over the naked showgirl to douse the flame of the candle . |
| 6 | Within minutes she was asleep , her heavy mane of hair spread over the white pillows . |
| 7 | The Realm of Chaos swept over the city and engulfed it , and Praag was changed forever , its stone walls and building melding into hellish and inhuman shapes . |
| 8 | She almost crumpled as the full rage of thunder exploded over the meadow and was still fifty yards short of the cabin when the squall hit . |
| 9 | Sometimes though a terrible feeling of dread came over her . |
| 10 | With the likes of Ministry marching over the hairy horizon , Eugenius and their casual like are virtually being pushed towards the mainstream . |
| 11 | An air of unreality hung over the whole campaign . |
| 12 | The grants , the of the grants of course increased over the years and the main thing about erm awards of course was to assess them and this is something which erm , I always felt a bit self conscious about because , we had this erm very comprehensive form where parents and erm , oh individuals when they were the students themselves had to complete and give very precise details of income |
| 13 | New designs have of course evolved over the centuries , and will no doubt continue to do so , but the Western passion for artistic freedom , novelty and personal expression is not shared by the textile artists of the East . |
| 14 | He was the focal point of a vibrant Liverpool first half performance which went some way towards lifting the cloak of despondency draped over Anfield by Spartak 's superiority on Wednesday . |
| 15 | A sudden wave of despondency washed over Robyn as her gaze drifted towards the statuette and she remembered the way she had felt up there only a few hours before . |
| 16 | A wave of sympathy swept over him , some of which must have shown on his face , for Connon now smiled at him ironically . |
| 17 | The threat of exposure hanging over her , so close that she had dwelled since — since when ? — as if she inhabited a thick cloud of suffocating fog . |
| 18 | As Carolyn started to read a look of absorption came over the child 's face , and her thumb slotted into her mouth . |
| 19 | Everywhere bells ring the alarm ; a surge of fear sweeps over the countryside . |
| 20 | A fraction of a second later a wash of flame played over the stones where they had been standing . |
| 21 | In her chamber , her naked sexuality is like a flickering tongue of flame playing over the body of her lover . |
| 22 | Jesus felt a gentle sense of irony steal over him . |
| 23 | Her protest died on her lips as his arms brushed across her breasts , and a fierce feeling of confusion swept over her . |
| 24 | Peat-stained hands , grace before the meal intoned in Gaelic , the taste of tea brewed over an open peat fire , and the smell of heather borne on a keen sea breeze . |
| 25 | Soon after , he checked out in Vegas , the suspicion of murder hovering over the coroner 's report . |
| 26 | As the ash dries hard it is dug out for sale for the construction industry , yet another habitat is created With the layers of rock compacted over millions of years , this soft ash forms perfect artificial gifts for burrowing animals like rabbits For this young fox , what better place to practise digging than a soft cliff of ash , watched nervously by potential lunch Another predator not necessarily fond of the ash , but very keen on the animals that it attracts , is the polecat ferret Once used by poachers many of these agile hunters are now wild and range freely over the rough ground near power stations in search of prey Round at the top of the ash are the nest borrows of one of Britain 's rarest bird , the sand martin the monitor of this power station has ensured special in there so the birds can find ideal nest sites . |
| 27 | If an owl swoops down on the kangaroo rat , the kangaroo rat is alerted by the sound of wind passing over the bird 's wings and can evade the grasping talons . |
| 28 | ‘ I was n't laughing , ’ she said , all too horribly aware of a wave of disappointment washing over her . |
| 29 | A slight frown of disappointment passed over the photographer 's face . |
| 30 | The assumptions used in these valuations vary according to local conditions , but depend heavily upon the assumed excess of investment returns over the rate of increase in pensionable pay . |