Example sentences of "[being] [vb pp] over to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was in fact a large room divided in two , one half being given over to the mistress 's wardrobe and dressing stool , with the pier-glass in the corner , the other providing a small chamber with room only for a cot bed . |
| 2 | NVA barracks and training areas were being handed over to the government for civilian use as rapidly as possible . |
| 3 | Has my mother any entitlement to income on the £60,000 as it was being gathered in by the solicitors and prior to it being handed over to the investment adviser for the purchase of the securities agreed by the trustees ? |
| 4 | for demonstrating its operation or the operation of its accessories or equipment when being handed over to the purchaser ; |
| 5 | Then , when he seemed to have left his post , we furtively approached the door , noting that the disappearance of his reflection on the glass door-top was due to the man being called over to the booking office window at the foyer . |
| 6 | Engulfed by a sea of media correspondents , I shuttled back and forth , hardly saying hello to family and friends , before being led over to the bandstand . |
| 7 | Social interviews can vary from a candidate being taken over to the pub for a drink and a sandwich , so that future colleagues can see whether or not the newcomer will fit in , to full-scale formal affairs . |
| 8 | A man from the local education authority , after being taken over to the pub by Mr Malik , had announced his intention of sending his own son to the school . |