Example sentences of "[verb] [conj] [pron] [verb] over [art] " in BNC.
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1 | It took Cuckney four years to overcome the financial crisis he encountered when he took over the Crown Agents in 1974 . |
2 | In 1966 its role was expanded when it took over the Ministries of Aviation and Fuel and Power . |
3 | ‘ This hunger-striking buffoon sneaks out to eat so he can be well fed when he takes over the presidency , but he is screwed , ’ General Noriega said of his opponent . |
4 | Despite the two question marks that I put over the Bill , I believe that the Government are right to proceed with the reforms that it contains . |
5 | He desires that you take over the keepership of the royal castle of Berwick . ’ |
6 | ‘ Do you mind if I look over the place ? |
7 | If you had any idea how much I 've got to do before I take over the shop — ’ |
8 | If Philip Leapor 's mother was indeed the woman who died in 1726 , it is reasonable to believe that he took over a house which she had occupied , and leased a separate piece of ground for his nursery . |
9 | As the vote approached , it seemed likely that the favoured version would not actually stop spending if it went over a cap , but merely require a special vote to approve or disapprove it . |
10 | Spittals had insisted it should be laid when he took over the office . |
11 | That in itself meant that we took over an uncompetitive company . |
12 | Kathleen Kenyon , the excavator , recognized two deposits , but since there were coins of the House of Theodosius in each , it can be assumed that they accumulated over a fairly short period , perhaps as rubbish from the nearby forum . |
13 | He started to walk backwards as together they advanced until he fell over a precipice , the hound at his throat . |
14 | Cupid , which is moving its head office from Accrington to Blackburn , Lancashire , said it needed the cash to reduce borrowings which had increased since it took over the Youngs formal wear business last year . |
15 | ‘ I 've had enough ! ’ he screamed as they fought over a table . |
16 | ‘ About everything that 's happened since you took over the club . |
17 | Then the dream had shifted to show him whistling as he worked over the bins . |
18 | But Sue is quick to justify the power she wields since she took over the editorship in 1989 . |
19 | ‘ In the beginning , Freddie did n't have all the powers that he wanted to have as a vocalist ; he worked to achieve those and improved as he worked over the years . |