Example sentences of "they were over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when they were over the blue Aegean sea , many miles from Antioch , he circled widely , descended , and alighted on a small mountainous island , on soft green grass beside a grove of apple trees . |
| 2 | This is an extremely bold theory , but in the present stage of historical and anthropological knowledge it is not possible to say whether Marx of Engels were clearly wrong , as they were over primitive promiscuity , or by and large right , as they were over the gentile constitution . |
| 3 | Then they were over the coral , clear of it . |
| 4 | And her father 's answer to the question given himself had been : those tests at the secretarial college were making his daughter nervy ; and the quicker they were over the better . |
| 5 | As soon as they were over the bridge , a driveway cut off to the left and their way was barred by huge wrought-iron gates . |
| 6 | The Princesse came to greet them as soon as they were over the threshold . |
| 7 | Once they were over the shock she was accepted as being a decorative new addition to the team . |
| 8 | He would leave his position once they were over the target and would ‘ talk ’ the pilot over the target before releasing the bombs . |
| 9 | Once they were over the channel , Biggins spoke into the intercom , |
| 10 | While Crawford and Ware were in the cradle , it stayed upright ; once they were over the side , it started tilting . |
| 11 | And then they were over the bar into a small , natural harbour and the deck steadied beneath her feet as Penry piloted the boat skilfully into a mooring where the Angharad would wait for their return . |