Example sentences of "[vb infin] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whatever happened , she would n't let her determination waver over the rejection of the abominable Draper . |
| 2 | The former Charlton youngster has had a harrowing time at Wednesday since his £250,000 move in January last year — but is aiming to finally win over the Hillsborough boo-boys . |
| 3 | What a pity she did not discover that all she needed in the first place to remove the ‘ writer 's cramp ’ was to rest her right elbow on the table when writing instead of letting it hang over the edge without support ! |
| 4 | ‘ Hope that you 'll finally understand what I 've been trying to let you know over the past few days without frightening you away by putting it into words . |
| 5 | And we all used to climb up and fall over the top anyway . |
| 6 | Example 2:6 Right of way : unlimited times and vehicles The right in common with the landlord and all others having the like right to pass and repass ( but not to park or except in emergency to stop ) with or without vehicles at all times and for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property ( but not otherwise ) over the road coloured on the attached plan Example 2:7 Right of way : limited times and vehicles ; right to load , etc The right in common with the landlord and all others having the like right to pass and repass on foot and with vehicles not exceeding … feet in length or … tonnes ( unladen weight ) at any time between 6 am on Monday and 8 pm on Friday in each week ( except public holidays ) for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property ( but not otherwise ) over the road coloured on the attached plan and to park any such vehicle for such period as may be reasonable for the purpose only of loading or unloading it Example 2:8 Right of way : right to load etc in loading bay The right at all times with or without vehicles to pass and repass over the road leading from to the demised property ( but not to halt or park any vehicle thereon except in case of emergency ) for all purposes connected with the use of the demised property and the right for the same purposes to use the loading bay coloured on the attached plan for loading and unloading any such vehicle ( b ) Stairs and passages In a lease of property on an upper floor of a building there will be implied an easement of necessity to use a staircase that is its sole means of access ( Altmann v Boatman ( 1963 ) 186 EG 109 ) . |
| 7 | EVEN innocent-looking teddy bears could put your child at risk as they are used to help toddlers clamber over the side . |
| 8 | Very kindly , Carole and Ben Meadows invited them to come and stay over the weekend . |
| 9 | Alistair MacDonald , the director , has seen the play germinate over the last 18 months from roots in the Gaelic Youth Theatre summer school in 1991 and an experimental workshop production at the Mod Fringe in Dingwall the same year . |
| 10 | In a warm blizzard of drowsiness he watches the snow sud and curdle over the roofs and spires of the New Town , mounting up the slope of Old Odborough , up the hill of the Main Street , till it reaches Mount Pleasant . |
| 11 | It is a product of organised human life , and it is primarily their responsibility to start and watch over the process . |
| 12 | On many occasions the interpolation splits the syntax of the spoken words in ways that require the reader not only to register the speaker but to store and carry over the syntax and sense of the quoted words : |
| 13 | Mark Kinsella broke the deadlock in the 28th minute with a scorching right foot drive from 25 yards , while Paul Flowers and Steve McGavin both saw lobs sail over the bar . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'd better go and look over the script before dinner , ’ she told him without meeting his eyes . |
| 15 | There were two problems , the youngest children 's reading was n't good enough to manage the menu and most were too short to actually see over the tops of the containers on the heated cabinet to make their choice , because of this when they reached the counter they asked to have the same as the child in front making a nonsense of the notion of choice . |
| 16 | He had little doubt that if anything went wrong Buckmaster would let him drop over the cliff . |
| 17 | He began a slow and careful descent , stopping only once to turn back and whisper over the grumbling of the Darkfall : ‘ Keep that door open … in case I have to come back quickly . |
| 18 | And indeed , it did hold its stout pectoral fins away from the sides of its body , and it was not hard to imagine that had it been vigorous , it could have used them to help it move over the rocky sea floor of its true environment . |
| 19 | A Youngman protégé could take over the old boy 's lecturing responsibilities and everything would fit together rather nicely . |
| 20 | All this is followed meticulously if at a respectful distance by Doolittle 's seven-piece band , written for with a sure ear for tonal balance and a strong sense of the orchestra 's role as a virtual extension of the voice , but with little willingness to let the musical idea take over the action . |
| 21 | With Slough absent , Ealing should take over the leadership when they travel to Ottery St Mary to play Exmouth . |
| 22 | Amer Midani , the wealthy Lebanese businessman who sits on the United board , is still favourite to eventually take over the club , and to install Bobby Charlton as chairman . |
| 23 | Sir Adrian Cadbury is not one of those who subscribes to the popular theory that a truly professional manager can take over the helm of any type of business with only a superficial knowledge of the nuts and bolts . |
| 24 | ‘ You think I 'll take over the whole show , do n't you ? ’ accused Mountbatten . |
| 25 | This will take over the running of Channel 4 at the beginning of 1993 . |
| 26 | The Government will now take over the Student Loans Company , the Glasgow-based firm set up to lend and collect repayments on the Treasury-financed loans . |
| 27 | then I 'm perfectly happy to let Gus take over the responsibility since he did such a great job . |
| 28 | He would then take over the European Components ' planning activity when everything was centralised in Detroit . |
| 29 | Klepner will take over the files and ship them back to the States . |
| 30 | It was financed by Lloyd George , without reference to Asquith , and argued that the state should gradually take over the land through committees whose purpose was to ensure that reforms were made to revive the economy of the countryside . |