Example sentences of "[noun sg] wash over " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was n't laughing , ’ she said , all too horribly aware of a wave of disappointment washing over her . |
| 2 | A sudden wave of feeling for the clever , perfectionist girl washed over him . |
| 3 | Whenever she thought of James Halden a shameful wave of physical longing washed over her until she remembered he had used her and discarded her . |
| 4 | To her consternation , he laughed , and ice washed over her at the harsh sound . |
| 5 | How different they were ( we who worked in primary schools thought ) from the secondary schools described in the Newsom Report of 1963 in which ‘ children sat through lessons with information and exhortation washing over them and leaving little deposit ’ . |
| 6 | A sudden wave of despondency washed over Robyn as her gaze drifted towards the statuette and she remembered the way she had felt up there only a few hours before . |
| 7 | We 've spent our lives watching TV , staring at the box , until everything from Wogan to war washes over us . |
| 8 | Shannon awoke the following morning still wrapped in Dane 's arms , and contentment washed over her in a warm wave . |
| 9 | That those unexpected interests in colour are still valid has been confirmed by Ryman 's ‘ Versions ’ , a series of sixteen recent pictures employing a thin layer of white pigment washed over coloured grounds laid on fibreglass , which were seen in Shaffhausen and at Pace , the artist 's New York gallery , in an exhibition which closed last month . |
| 10 | Her brief confusion at his sudden rejection of her had evaporated ; now she could see things very clearly indeed , and the hot flush of embarrassment washed over her . |
| 11 | An unaccustomed feeling of helplessness washed over him . |
| 12 | He was struggling to keep conscious as red-hot waves of nausea washed over him . |
| 13 | Guilt washed over Charlotte at his words . |
| 14 | A wave of guilt washed over her and receded , leaving her feeling slightly sick . |
| 15 | A wave of guilt washed over her which she angrily pushed aside . |
| 16 | 5/ ( FAR LEFT ) Now I can start putting colour washes over the exposed paper . |
| 17 | Tongues of colour washing over the old grey mansion . |
| 18 | If television washes over innocence without leaving so much as a water mark , why bother ‘ exercising control ’ ? |
| 19 | As she looked at the soft golden panelling , more of which emerged every day , the pleasure of her victory washed over Sara anew . |
| 20 | Blind terror washed over Lucy like a wave . |
| 21 | After all that had just happened , his apparent lack of emotion was impossible to bear , and a wave of anger washed over her . |
| 22 | Blood from the hideous wound washed over the title plate of the tableau , which proclaimed happily : |
| 23 | David had said the same sort of thing , thought Juliet , and a deep feeling of sadness washed over her . |
| 24 | Waves of relief washed over him . |
| 25 | As relief washed over her — top brass she was not ! — a touch of whimsy smote her . |
| 26 | Relief washed over her , and she went and opened the door . |
| 27 | She gazed out of the passenger window with unseeing eyes , hardly aware of the changing scenery as it flashed by , letting the music wash over her , concentrating on the familiar piece , losing herself in its beauty . |
| 28 | ‘ Not if I and my grandmother have been innocent of blackmail ! ’ she said , weariness washing over her . |
| 29 | Somewhere close by there was an almighty splash , followed almost immediately by a large wave washing over them . |
| 30 | Finally Fran led the way down the gangplank , feeling waves of tiredness washing over her . |