Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] over [art] [noun] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Maxwell 's good judgement came in taking over the BPCC printing business and transforming it into a global communications empire . |
| 2 | The Ministry is due shortly to take over the countryside premium scheme . |
| 3 | The Mayor , Coun Trevor Lloyd , yesterday handed over a £400 cheque towards the cost of going to the event in Winchester in June . |
| 4 | In London he gradually took over the Underground system and came to control every line except the Metropolitan . |
| 5 | England began their tour in miserable fashion , handing Windward Islands their first ever win over a touring team . |
| 6 | She was more than well acquainted with Lubor 's proclivity to see an invitation to grow amorous where there was none , though since he could n't do more than verbally flirt over the dinner table she could n't see any harm in accepting . |
| 7 | He can also take over the parenting role and provide her with respite from the rigours of what is a twenty-four-hour-a-day job . |
| 8 | Alsys will also take over the Ada/SoftBench offering along with a suite of Ada bindings to HP-UX , X Library , X Toolkit and Motif . |
| 9 | By 1985 GM-EDS was developing such networks in Britain , Germany and elsewhere in Europe ; it was incorporating pre-existing operations in its Vauxhall and Opel subsidiaries and also took over a Unilever system . |
| 10 | A British officer also took over the Vichy commander 's mistress , a fact noted by a young British intelligence officer named Quintin Hogg . |
| 11 | Dahl retained responsibility for the environment while the energy portfolio went to Rune Molin , vice-president of the Trade Union Confederation ( LO ) , who also took over the industry portfolio from Ivar Nordberg . |
| 12 | Agriculture Minister John Gummer has now taken over the negotiating role . |
| 13 | Kirton first achieved coaching prominence in London and , on his return to New Zealand , eventually took over the Wellington side . |
| 14 | Page 26 James Neill sold : MMG Patricof , the fund manager , successfully took over the Sheffield engineering company James Neill after launching a £78m cash bid . |
| 15 | We regularly go over the speed limit just to get to these places on time , and we ca n't afford to take the risk . |
| 16 | In the Odonata the endosternites are paired , and are inclined so far inwards , towards the median line , that they almost meet over the nerve cord . |
| 17 | Put the milk in a small pan and bring slowly to the boil , then pour over the egg mixture , stirring thoroughly with a wooden spoon . |
| 18 | The entire suspension was then passed over a nylon wool column . |
| 19 | Vincent would enter houses and tell exhausted women to go and rest , and then take over the family wash . |
| 20 | The shadow foreign secretary , Dr Jack Cunningham , said : ‘ If the House of Commons has no say over the Maastricht Treaty then the bill itself is a complete charade and a waste of time . |
| 21 | Formerly Count Basie 's drummer in his last great orchestra , he recently took over the drum chair at the Village Vanguard for the famous Monday night sessions featuring the Mel Lewis Big Band . |
| 22 | Minto summoned the man who had recently taken over the Headington practice from the household 's former practitioner , Dr Wood . |
| 23 | I was looking forward to talk a bit about er , what they 're doing er , in the way of seminars and so on this year and how we can tie in with it , and how we 're going to erm , actually take over the forum plan for Eurofile . |