Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] [to-vb] over the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Under new powers , also approved on June 26 , the Serbian Assembly had been empowered to take over the affairs of the Kosovo Assembly and of other official bodies , and to suspend troublemakers . |
2 | It is understood that British Petroleum chairman , Sir Peter Walters has been shortlisted to take over the job . |
3 | Parents have in some cases been asked to take over the practice of hearing their children read almost exclusively , either at home or in school . |
4 | We have met the terms of the loan , ’ Mr Cross said , answering widespread speculation that Mr Bond , whose commercial empire is troubled , had been forced to hand over the painting to Sotheby 's for resale . |
5 | And there was a new outpouring of rumours about Hitler 's health : that he was ill , mad , blind , had suffered a nervous breakdown , or that as a result of mental illness he had been forced to hand over the leadership of the State to the military , and had been shot . |