Example sentences of "over [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing for him , so he 'd wandered over to pretend an interest in the shop 's felt-covered notice board while he tried to overhear the conversation of two men who were trying on shooting jackets . |
| 2 | And reached over to slide a hand along her upper arm , then down the trim length of her back . |
| 3 | There is an appearance of debate , but increasingly Eudoxus asks rhetorical questions which allow Irenius to answer at length , and ( hardly surprisingly ) win Eudoxus over to see the sense of his proposals once the true horror of the Irish are recognised . |
| 4 | Instead he pressed his foot against it while reaching over to pull a crate towards him . |
| 5 | Pedestrians going down the steps from the bus stop are hidden by trees and shrubs and have to either walk in the road or cross over to find a pavement . |
| 6 | Not only had he earned the Huge Reward but for once , indeed the only time without Tom 's help , he had outwitted his most terrible enemy and he could not resist cocking a very vulgar snook at Cut-throat Jake as he went over to shake the Dragoon officer by the hand . |
| 7 | I must have done , as not only did the Old Bill and the Ritas ( as in Meter Maid ) ignore me , but a real cabbie parked nearby came over to pass the time of day . |
| 8 | It seemed eminently believable that you , or possibly your family , had been annoyed , devastated — whatever — on finding out that your grandfather had been playing around with a young Irish girl , and had sent you over to demand an explanation , exact retribution … ’ |
| 9 | So when the espresso machine was quiet for a moment , she leaned over to catch the attention of the man in the Aquascutum raincoat . |
| 10 | roll over to absorb the shock |
| 11 | Once a year , at the Feast of Passover , vast numbers of Jewish pilgrims came to Jerusalem from all over to celebrate the Exodus . |
| 12 | Then he sifted over to receive the Spiderglass buyers . |
| 13 | Mark is n't coming over to pick the car up . |
| 14 | The curators and restorers in Weimar were immediately informed and drove over to inspect the damage and collect the paintings , which are now undergoing restoration at Weimar Castle . |
| 15 | He went over to inspect the ground staff . |
| 16 | I stay in the cabin sipping hot coffee while the Rasta slouches over to open the door . |
| 17 | When scrum-half John moved the ball , he burrowed his way over to open the scoring in the 15th minute . |
| 18 | As Robert leaned over to open the passenger door , she handed him the plaster but made no attempt to get in . |
| 19 | She went over to fetch a cup of coffee . |
| 20 | When Mrs Hollidaye said that she and Miss Lilian had to walk over to fetch the milk from the home farm , she suggested that Dot should stay and rest by the fire . |
| 21 | Many recreation items such as caravans and boats that are on hire purchase are used so seldom they could be rented over the course of the hire purchase scheme and with enough cash left over to buy the item new if we still wanted one . |
| 22 | An outline of icing can then be piped over to cover the pin marks . |
| 23 | I only drove over to do the shopping and to pick Christine up from School . |
| 24 | Erm I mean maybe they have n't had very much , but erm but in , in a sense there 's a sort of huge commitment on their part to that , because they actually , I remember some chap came over to do the talk and I think he 's got four kids and he said , well you know , I did n't know how my kids were going to react to people fine you know |
| 25 | Er they tend to be more sophisticated and slimmer and nice looking , but we have quite a few craftsmen around now , no blacksmiths as such , but even in the old days er you had rather cheaper versions made with wooden handles and just a nice piece of light Tinwooey bent over to form the board , the mould board and that . |
| 26 | He stood up , pushing his chair over to give the impression of a man going mad with pain . |
| 27 | The children go into the hall and find a frame with the picture cut out of it ; an empty cash box ; or a desk and chairs overturned , papers strewn all over to give the impression of a ransacked office . |
| 28 | He reached over to weigh the coffee-pot in his hand , and gestured to Tara , who came quickly across . |
| 29 | On Saturday , a drug dealer brought his whole family over to use the pool . |
| 30 | They continued their bloodthirsty chatter , as they identified the weak and the injured and went over to negotiate a purchase price . |