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• He clamped his hand over her mouth.
• Could you put some clingfilm over the salad?
• The cart rumbled over the cobbles.
• The trees' branches intertwined to form a dark roof over the path.
• She pulled the duvet over her head to try to shut out the light.

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• We exchanged commonplaces about the weather over cups of tea.
• She was staring out over the lake, lost in contemplation.
• The contents of his bag spilled all over the floor.
• It's difficult to track an animal over stony ground.
• She rubbed sun lotion over her entire body.

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• An adult under British law is someone over 18 years old.
• The factory closed over ten years ago.
• A freak whirlwind has destroyed over 20 caravans in west Wales.
• The film has grossed over $200 million this year.
• We were overtaken by a crowd of bikers doing over 90 mph.

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• We don't sell them, but you could try over the road in the hardware store.
• There's a postbox just over the road.
• I'd recommend the Buther's over the road.

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• There's no point arguing over it now.
• They fell out over a trivial incident.
• A legal battle is taking place over who owns the rights to the song.
• She is taking the newspaper to court over the allegations.
• There's no point crying over spilled milk.

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• Computer hacking has become very widespread over the last decade.
• The improvement in water standards over the last 50 years has been very great.
• This graph shows how crime has varied in relationship to unemployment over the last 20 years.
• He works until nine o'clock every evening, and that's quite apart from the work he does over the weekend.
• There has been a gradual improvement in our sales figures over the last two years.

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• Colonel Sailing has command over the Guards Regiment.
• The board concurred that the editor should have full control over editorial matters.
• She's got no control over that child - it's terrible.
• The Mogul dynasty ruled over India for centuries.
• Italy had a comfortable three-goal lead over France by half-time.

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• Some software can be configured to prevent children from giving out their phone numbers over the internet.
• I've accepted the job over the phone, but I haven't confirmed in writing yet.
• I won't go into detail over the phone, but I've been having a few health problems recently.
• Long-distance truck drivers often talk to each other over CB radio.
• I bought the tickets over the internet.

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• He came rushing over when I fell.
• Look both ways before you cross over.
• She's been looking all over for you.
• She leaned over and whispered something in his ear.
• Our lawn is frosted over.

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• An adult under British law is someone who is 18 or over.
• At one time, worldwide sales of his books reached 180 million and over.
• The warning signs specify that vehicles of that height or over cannot pass under the bridge.
• You get a free gift if you spend £20 or over.
• At the hottest time of year, they get temperatures of 40 and over.

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• The party was over by midnight.
• The game was effectively over before half-time.
• A pitched battle between the two sets of fans developed on the terraces after the match was over.
• Now that the war is over may there be a lasting peace between our nations.
• Her exams are all over by the end of July.

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• He made a stew from the meat and vegetables left over from yesterday's meal.
• When the dress was finished she still had some material left over.
• We've got six bottles of wine left over from the party.
• Any paper that is left over will be recycled.
• Was there any paint left over when you painted the bathroom?

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• I lost the file with all my notes in, so I'm going to have to start over.
• Because the results were wrong, he had to do the experiment over.
• It's already taken me two hours - I don't want to have to do it all over.