Example sentences of "[conj] be [verb] over by [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 | 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 . |
| 4 | What have drowning , suffocating , bleeding and being run over by a steam roller got in common ? |
| 5 | She raised the barrel skywards , and was tumbled over by a breaking wave . |
| 6 | The rushing sound of the water finally subsided and was taken over by the hiss of the cistern refilling . |
| 7 | 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 ’ ) . |
| 8 | It had a capacity of 20,000 tons in timber silos and was taken over by the Commissioners in 1906 . |
| 9 | 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 . |