Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] over to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was scarcely any time for a cigarette before we were hustled over to the equipment store . |
| 2 | Although he produced valuable results at St Andrews , his major contributions did not come until later , as half the time he spent there coincided with the First World War , when the laboratories were turned over to the production of pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals . |
| 3 | The doors , after being fitted in this gauge , were handed over to the coach finishers , who fitted the casing boards , either of walnut or mahogany . |
| 4 | The project report and maps dealing with the regional geology and gold potential of part of the western flank of the Cordillera Occidental of south-west Colombia were handed over to the counterpart organisation . |
| 5 | They were kicked senseless and then handed over to the Military Police who locked them up in the roofless regimental prison before they were handed over to the Colonel of the Regiment for interrogation and questioning . |
| 6 | The motorwagons were pulled over to the side of the interstate when the Psychopomps ’ advance scouts first sighted them . |
| 7 | Like the 1920s stock before them , 1938-design vehicles were shipped over to the island to provide a moderately more comfortable service between Ryde and Shanklin . |
| 8 | ‘ Substantial rents were paid over to the Crown Estate during the last five-year period when the industry was losing money . |
| 9 | Ironically , during the war years , the pitch was in better condition than it had ever been , as it was given over to the growing of carrots and potatoes . |
| 10 | The building was given over to the university in 1810 , and the commode entered the Clanwilliam collection in 1831 . |
| 11 | Gradually Congress was won over to the need for tax increases and cuts in public expenditure . |
| 12 | Later , the mill was turned over to the turning and manufacture of wooden items . |
| 13 | Leith Nautical College agreed to operate a pre-sea training scheme for Cadets and Deck Boys on board the ship and the vessel was handed over to the Dolphin Training Ship Society , the ship in turn being rented to the College . |
| 14 | Refused by all , he doggedly returned to Scotland and carried on guerilla warfare until , captured by further treachery , he was handed over to the English by the sheriff of Dumbarton . |
| 15 | The new minibus was handed over to the school yesterday in a ceremony attended by governors and members of the Eastbourne Parent Teachers Association . |
| 16 | Blake was beckoned over to the stranger . |
| 17 | The structural change in England and Wales was accompanied by a change in central government organization , whereby the Home Office 's responsibility for children 's services was passed over to the Department of Health and Social Security , which was already responsible for other welfare services . |
| 18 | Bernadette : With my other babies they 've mostly left them quite close to me , but she was put over to the side , the doctor was slow in coming , and she went over and checked her over , instead of coming to speak to me as they usually do — she went out again and did n't even look at me [ laughs ] … |