Example sentences of "over on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Or does he concur with the view of the Minister for Housing and Planning that the homeless are merely the people whom one steps over on the way out of the opera ? |
| 32 | I 'm surprised you did n't fall over on the way here . ’ |
| 33 | There was a hissing sound of milk boiling over on the stove behind her and she managed to twist herself sideways and grab the saucepan . |
| 34 | The boys aim only to get one over on the girls while the girls dream of being romantically swept off their feet . |
| 35 | I remember one day on the 8th there was a little dinghy turned over on the lake and he hooked his tee-shot , hit the boat and came out on the fairway — the shape of things to come ! |
| 36 | He 's in New York , you know , though he insists on staying with a friend in that dreadful apartment over on the West side . |
| 37 | While servitors were bringing food and wine , the visitors accounted for themselves , where they had come from and what had transpired , the situation at Berwick and over on the West March . |
| 38 | One day , a year later , I was over on the west side of the island . |
| 39 | Almost over on the west coast at Traigh Bhan there are three cists close together in the eroded sand dunes at the mouth of Glen Tuath . |
| 40 | I leaned over on the wheel . |
| 41 | Cos he he er what put one over on the boat who 's had , been having an affair with his wife was n't it ? |
| 42 | ‘ He was last year about now but Easter 's late , I had n't thought on , and he 'll not move down until Palm Sunday like as not , and if he 's still over on the mountain he 'll be up Three Valleys Pass and that 's an hour and a half of a walk for him , going as the crow flies , but longer for us in the jeep because there 's no direct road — and then to get at him we 'd have to take a cart track that 'll be more like a river bed after yesterday 's rain . |
| 43 | But back Northampton went and though they held the first Nottingham surge they could not stop the second and scrum-half Hughes dived over on the left to score a try which earned a standing ovation . |
| 44 | to come to my house , when you go over that bridge there 's one further over on the left just a footbridge from the Joiners |
| 45 | McDunn is staring at the floor and turning the gold B&H packet over and over on the table . |
| 46 | His father put down his glass with a bang , so that the beer slopped over on the side table . |
| 47 | Oh , no , I was n't down by the river , I was over on the side next to the road . |
| 48 | So my father went over on the Monday evening and after such a a young man paid such interest in the garden and paying so much compliments , Well you ca n't go home without coming in for a cup of tea . |
| 49 | This way they they could tip over on the grass verge could n't they ? |
| 50 | He was forced then backwards , knee-bent , the weight of the man , over on the pan . |
| 51 | Chris Waddle moves from the right flank to the vacancy on the left caused by John Barnes 's withdrawal and David Rocastle takes over on the right . |
| 52 | Nevertheless it was Webb and Bath who made their mark first , with a neat series of passes over on the right . |
| 53 | He also scored the second of the home side 's tries early in the second period , forcing his way over on the right to put Jed 13-5 ahead and raised the rafters on both grandstands at Riverside . |
| 54 | Always wash this rice thoroughly in a sieve under running water otherwise you will get a scum on the water in the pan , causing the rice to boil over on the hob and resulting in an unpleasant appearance when the grains are cooked . |
| 55 | She spotted Wayne , over on the fringe of the crowd with his girl . |
| 56 | At home on stage live , his enjoyment comes over on the album which has no extra studio gloss to them . |
| 57 | Emyr Lewis switches from blindside flanker to No 8 , with Perego taking over on the flank . |
| 58 | Speaking from Sierra Leone , Moniba claimed that under the Constitution he should have taken over on the death of Doe in September , and he called on Sawyer 's interim government to step down . |
| 59 | She had n't planned for a witness , but it seemed that she had one ; the woman was over on the iron steps , watching her across the restaurant deck . |
| 60 | I falled over on the living room . |