Example sentences of "he [was/were] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One night he was over the moors around North Stainmore and had to return home at dead of night . |
| 2 | He was over the limit and will now lose his licence . |
| 3 | He was over the legal limit , he was driving that car and he killed that little girl . |
| 4 | He was over the drink-drive limit and had a previous conviction for careless driving . |
| 5 | Harbison , of Horkesley Road , Colchester , said he had not known he was over the limit , and would not have driven if he had . |
| 6 | He was over the top like PC Dixon taking out a French terrorist cell . |
| 7 | He would be even more so when he was over the spotty stage . |
| 8 | Two minutes later he was over the top and out of danger . |
| 9 | Nick had said he did n't want to leave Auntie Lou but as soon as he was used to the idea , he was over the moon with excitement . |
| 10 | " It 's Sam , is n't it ? " she said immediately he was over the threshold . |
| 11 | Once he was over the edge of extreme fatigue his brain drank up the language by the pint . |
| 12 | He had gone out later that evening not intending to drive but took the wheel when his friend refused to drive because he was over the limit . |
| 13 | He was over the , over the limit and had a small quantity of drugs with it . |
| 14 | He was over the top with some of it . |