Example sentences of "[conj] be [verb] over [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one likes streets covered in dog excrement , or being bowled over by a powerful dog pulling on its leash . |
| 2 | As it does , old divisions that were welded over by the fight against communism will reappear . |
| 3 | sales that were left over from the open show , three pound thirty fourteen pound ten for the collection , now that is as you see , that is over from last year last year the table show so we actually have double the number of entries on the bench this year which is a healthy sign |
| 4 | An RAF base which had been due to close next year as part of the Government 's defence cuts is stay open and be taken over by the army . |
| 5 | Long before they had passed the watershed and were looking over into the jaws of the mountains at the head of Loch Morar , young Angus felt he had strayed into a foreign country . |
| 6 | After lengthy discussion this was approved , subject to a number of points which required further consideration and were stood over to a further meeting . |
| 7 | What have drowning , suffocating , bleeding and being run over by a steam roller got in common ? |
| 8 | As the price of the contract goes against one of the counterparties , the resulting loss is met from that counterparty 's initial margin and is paid over to the other counterparty as profit . |
| 9 | She raised the barrel skywards , and was tumbled over by a breaking wave . |
| 10 | Dan Ashton had come forward , and was leaning over from the side of Smith 's desk , whispering something into his boss 's ear . |
| 11 | Morse smiled to himself , and was walking over to the door when Stratton spoke again : ‘ Can I ask you a favour ? ’ |
| 12 | The rushing sound of the water finally subsided and was taken over by the hiss of the cistern refilling . |
| 13 | The easternmost area of the site covers 144 acres , includes one of the water basins and the locks , and was taken over by the Medway Ports Authority ( ‘ the ports authority ’ ) . |
| 14 | It had a capacity of 20,000 tons in timber silos and was taken over by the Commissioners in 1906 . |
| 15 | Then , from a scrum in midfield , No. 8 Ainslie fed Edward Gander who was tap tackled by the fullback , but Lee swooped on the loose ball and was driven over by the pack . |
| 16 | for demonstrating its operation or the operation of its accessories or equipment when being handed over to the purchaser ; |