Example sentences of "over [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | This time she was answered ; Lachlan grunted , rolled over slowly as she tensed , settled comfortably on the pillow and started to snore . |
| 2 | Initially Foucault argues that the stasis of what he calls the ‘ Classical Order ’ gave way to ‘ History ’ — which took over both as the form of knowledge and as the fundamental mode of being for empirical phenomena . |
| 3 | DENIS OSWALD , of Switzerland , is to take over immediately as president of the International Rowing Federation ( FISA ) following the death of his compatriot Thomas Keller , who suffered a heart attack last month . |
| 4 | Or you may sort of erm people who you do the same thing over and over again , the same sort of job , would you not agree a little bit of complacency can set in and erm things do n't perhaps come over quite as they should ? |
| 5 | No wonder the tractor took over almost as soon as it was invented . |
| 6 | A voice that they had heard over and over again as they sat in Keith 's sitting-room . |
| 7 | Such testimonies could be repeated over and over again as team members have had to take the lead in new areas they have found quite frightening . |
| 8 | Now he overwhelms me , he is so human , so full of moods and gentleness and wonderful tunes and things so simple-deep I play them over and over again as once I used to copy drawings I liked . |
| 9 | For these were the real ‘ professionals ’ who , at certain times in the war , took over either as commanders appointed by the crown or as leaders of groups of freelance soldiers who could ignore royal orders and get away with it . |
| 10 | Windscale slept on the bed , moving over reluctantly as warm comfortable pockets changed shape and form while Bernard and Ellen made love . |
| 11 | Mrs Brooks ' dog was almost run over recently as she was putting her into the car . |
| 12 | Joe Darby , who took over recently as chief executive , admitted that LASMO was disappointed by the 1992 results which included a pre-tax loss of £261 million after exceptional items compared , with profits of £7 million in 1991 . |