Example sentences of "[noun] hanging over the " in BNC.
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| 31 | And it was hot , the humidity very high with a miasma hanging over the buildings as though the clouds were so heavy with moisture they needed to rest themselves on terra firma . |
| 32 | Bend forwards and rest your forearms on the bench with your hands hanging over the edge . |
| 33 | We rolled into Casma just after three in the morning , the stink of fish oil hanging over the port and an old adobe fort peering at us out of mist . |
| 34 | High above me was the narrow gash of Attermire Cave and the craggy outcrop of the scar hanging over the valley like a wave of stone about to break . |
| 35 | The only slight cloud hanging over the Australian World Cup celebrations was the realisation that Nick Farr-Jones would not be there to lead them out in their next match . |
| 36 | Loss of employment as the result of an uninvestigated charge of neglect of duty or malversation was not the only threat hanging over the head of an officer of the revenue . |
| 37 | But the greatest threat hanging over the inhabitants of Cubatoa is in the hills that overlook their polluted plain . |
| 38 | Overall confidence is down because of the gloom hanging over the banking sector . |
| 39 | Despite ominous clouds hanging over the Malvern Hills , the crowds began arriving early at the Three Counties Showground.The Spring Gardening Show has become the regional equivalent of the Chelsea event . |
| 40 | He spotted her clothes hanging over the bottom rail of the iron bedstead . |
| 41 | But the house hanging over the cliff got me into agonies of suspense , and I was amazed , when the dark came without bombs , by how the black on the screen , especially the black of Charlie Chaplin 's suit , his moustache , hat and rolling intense eyes , fitted the darkness of the little cinema . |
| 42 | I do n't think either , given the succession of scandals and the aura of sleaze hanging over the Secretary of State 's quango sector that anyone would deny that in terms of value for money and financial probity , direct democratic control is a far better watchdog than the financial control systems of the Welsh office . |
| 43 | Less than a week after riots over price rises in basic commodities left 22 dead in the greatest upheaval since independence 18 years ago , the Consultative Group of donor governments finds itself reviewing Malawi 's human rights record with two large question marks hanging over the debate . |
| 44 | Wilkinson took his team south yesterday with big question marks hanging over the fitness of Dorigo , goalkeeper John Lukic and midfielder David Batty . |
| 45 | There are question marks hanging over the appearance of major grass court stars like Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf , while both Monica Seles and Guy Forget are already sidelined . |
| 46 | The question of Ulster was there , too , with the shadow of the Irish rebellion hanging over the constitutional unity of the British Isles . |