Example sentences of "begin [verb] over the " in BNC.

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1 But obviously my plant to whack off hastily and then make the second copy had to be abandoned , because my dick would n't even begin to reach over the plastic strip between me and where the glass started when it was soft .
2 ‘ Working with those people was a great education ’ , he says , as we begin scrambling over the damp boulders on the floor of the ghyll .
3 And already the thin strands of cloud , the outer rings of the immense , whirling storm , begin to drift over the southern islands — Po Toi , Sung Kong , Waglan Island , the Ninepins — and the wind and the waves begin to bustle about in the harbours .
4 If Cypress Semiconductor Corp has its way , Sparcs will really begin to fly over the next couple of weeks .
5 It may also bring to a head a number of crucial questions about spreading priorities — for example , defence versus social security spending — when the oil revenues begin to decline over the coming years .
6 Thus the leading wheels ( the outer pair ) begin to move over the curve on the outside rails at the same time as the trailing wheels strike the curve , and the tank remains correctly orientated .
7 On the way home from school that afternoon she began to mull over the various possibilities , and when at last the germ of a brilliant idea hit her , she began to expand on it and lay her plans with the same kind of care the Duke of Wellington had done before the Battle of Waterloo .
8 It began to flow over the top .
9 — It was hard going at first , but after a while her hands began to flow over the keys in an easier , more assured style , and Laura found that she was able to relax , the soft chords and harmony having a soothing effect on her lacerated emotions .
10 Enemy heads began appearing over the wall .
11 The problem , as I began to discover over the years , does n't lie with the composer , it lies with the interpreters and what is expected from the interpreters by people who have dubious taste .
12 Each gentle breath was exquisitely hushed in these still hours as the light began to glimmer over the arch of heaven , ‘ mid the cloud-wreaths , over the mountains , and on the wide expanse of ocean — ahead , astern , and on either side of us , as we sped towards Lewis .
13 He stopped and the snow began to drift over the toes of his boots .
14 With the party having re-entered the corridors of power through a side door , and with the Liberals beginning to divide over the conduct of the war , the Conservatives ’ prewar fears had been dissipated .
15 Her frantic anxiety gave Marie extra strength : it was only her brute force that dragged the drum back when it skidded off the path and began to slither over the grass down towards the channel .
16 The demons noticed the injured body and began to fly over the struggling figure .
17 Worship of State and Race … began to predominate over the principle of Liberty , taken by the Germans from the French Revolution …
18 It began to run over the main deck and the crew hurried off to shelter in the accommodation .
19 ‘ A reluctant light began to spread over the eastern sky .
20 As the gloom of evening began to settle over the leafy canopy Paige carried her last bundle of kindling back to their campsite .
21 By the time they had been to make-up , and tramped back up the stairs to have another drink , a definite uneasiness was beginning to settle over the whole company .
22 Just as the family was beginning to get over the tragedy , Dawn 's older sister , Sheila , 6 , vanished from home and was found the next day , drowned in a canal .
23 By the morning of the 6th , when the thunderous German bombardment began to roll over the French positions , General de Bazelaire had four divisions up in the line on the Left Bank and a fifth in reserve .
24 ‘ This way , ’ he answered huskily , beginning to move over the bridge .
25 Her fingers began to move over the sheet of paper , but when she had finished drawing the circle of standing stones , she found she had also sketched in the figure of Julius .
26 Dust from the tailings pond began to blow over the countryside again in 1985 , starting on 10 February , a Sunday .
27 That rainwater began to splash over the lenses of two of the torches that Jimmy had placed on the floor , creating a dancing and hellish kaleidoscope of light in the basement .
28 ‘ I do n't like working from pictures in books , ’ she went on , as her pencil began to skim over the first sheet .
29 A feminist perspective on , and analysis of , architecture and planning has only just begun to emerge over the last decade .
30 The pinky hue of the eastern sky had begun to spill over the giant three centuries old building at the east end of the Square when I called at 7 a.m. sharp to meet him .
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