Example sentences of "as it [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their common aim is to help introduce a more just and democratic society ; to bring into being the social transformation that was announced by the government as it took over the leadership of the newly independent Zimbabwe in 1980 . |
| 2 | Windsor , 49 , of Mid Glamorgan , was trapped inside the jeep as it toppled over and kept on rolling . |
| 3 | Isobel stepped out into the corridor , quiet except for the ever-present low murmur of the station 's output as it played over unobtrusive speakers . |
| 4 | This time warm air came from the south , hotting up as it passed over warm land . |
| 5 | The path goes through fields and as it continues over rough ground you can see remnants of old riverbeds — the Allt Choire Ardair has changed its course several times over the years . |
| 6 | Brooks 's curling drive brought an equally adept save from Carter , while Coleman 's thumping shot skimmed over — after Blissett had quick-wittedly overrun the ball as it came over from Shearer in one of the home team 's brightest moves . |
| 7 | The first player can hit the deck but the support , as it drives over , must all stay on its feet . |
| 8 | The boathook is planted deep in its belly , a grotesque fifth limb that rears up into the air as it turns over . |
| 9 | With another full evening of entertainment ahead , many of the passengers were probably doing the same , she realised , relishing the needle-sharp tingling of the water as it cascaded over her shoulders . |
| 10 | As it passes over a toll point in the road ( essentially a wire loop buried in the surface ) a radio beam from the loop will interrogate the number plate and feed back the vehicle number to a central computer . |
| 11 | None of their trees had been coppiced , so that knolls of tall beeches and huge , spreading oaks delayed the eye as it swept over rolling pastures and ploughed fields . |
| 12 | The silver-plated frame winked at him as it turned over and over in the air . |
| 13 | The car bucked and lunged against the flowered banks , shaking the two ofthem loose like dolls as it turned over and over . |
| 14 | But its long bill , silhouetted against the darkening sky as it flew over , is wader-like — and so is its cryptic plumage . |
| 15 | Mr Shevardnadze said the Russian air force Sukhoi Su-27 plane was shot down early yesterday by Georgian troops as it flew over positions near Sukhumi , controlled by government forces . |
| 16 | She was aware of David 's admiring gaze as it travelled over her slim body , her firm breasts and shapely hips , and she was afraid to look at him . |