Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [prep] [v-ing] over [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the face of it , there would seem to have been quite a strong case for handing over the division to the Soviet authorities along with the other formations originating form territories controlled by the Soviet Union . |
| 2 | Stock , for example , is issued for 25 years at the most , for the obvious reason that the market will charge a high premium for lending over a longer period than that . |
| 3 | However , an outside developer has expressed a serious interest in taking over the A-listed building and running it as both as a commercial mill and as a tourist attraction . |
| 4 | A classic example was when he found himself at the centre of media and national attention after taking over the chairmanship of the troubled Westland Group in June 1985 . |
| 5 | Marshal Shaposhnikov said Russia 's foreign minister would be asked to open talks with the Ukrainian leadership on handing over a segment of the 300-ship fleet to Ukraine for a national coastal defence force . |
| 6 | Marshal Shaposhnikov said Russia 's Foreign Minister would be asked to open talks with the Ukrainian leadership on handing over a segment of the 300-ship fleet to Ukraine for a national coastal defence force . |
| 7 | A good game of tennis , badminton , hockey , netball , or football , for instance , all involve a great deal of running over a prolonged period of time . |
| 8 | McLachlan then had a brief spell working in the pharmaceutical industry before taking over the practice of Cecil H. Cribb , public analyst and consultant . |
| 9 | The 2nd flute relieves the 1st at one point by taking over the decorations . |
| 10 | Most notably the sheer agony of sitting over a blank sheet of paper when ideas just do n't come . |
| 11 | Furthermore , many conservatives are wondering whether they are inheriting a poisoned chalice by taking over the government at this time , with the economy moving into a recession , unemployment teetering on the brink of three million , public spending deficits soaring and the franc under renewed attack on the foreign exchange market . |
| 12 | Alcoholic beverages were a fact of life when most drinking-water was a health hazard , so Dorchester 's Puritans killed several birds with one stone by taking over the demon drink themselves , to administer it with moderation and make a healthy profit to be dispensed to the needy . |
| 13 | Any decision over handing over a section of line , or even a route , to LRT is taken at the top by Regional Railways ' managing director Gordon Pettitt . |
| 14 | Naval fears of the financial burden of taking over the Nuclear Deterrent and its effect on the size and shape of the Fleet were allayed by the unification of the |