Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] over [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | NEW head chef Nigel Alexander is aiming for a healthier menu after taking over at the King 's Head Hotel , Richmond . |
| 2 | Bradford Northern8 WIGAN , whose mastery of the understatement off the field rivals total dominance on it , secured their third successive Stones Bitter Championship on Saturday in a performance which , after boiling over at the start , gently simmered into a nine-try rout . |
| 3 | He knew from past experience that she was capable of leaping over to the terrace . |
| 4 | It is contended that , at least where the interpretation of " the term " includes not only the contractual term but also any period of holding over or extension of the contractual term , this could result in the landlord being entitled to review the rent on the day of the commencement of any period of holding over under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 . |
| 5 | She very much wanted to read the letter she had received and she thought of crossing over to the Villa Nazionale . |
| 6 | Instead of crossing over to the hide as he 'd intended , he stopped in the trees by the pool . |
| 7 | Yes , erm , presumably the training for a technical post in the pollution section will give kind of basic bacteriology , which will be , you know , essential for going over into the food section , erm I mean , what will become . |
| 8 | As controller of the Audit Commission before taking over at the helm of the CBI last year , Mr Davies said he had first had experience of the Government 's approach to industry and commerce . |
| 9 | But there is a compulsion to adopt one or the other , and whichever course he may take he can not obtain possession of his goods without handing over to the collector either absolutely or conditionally the amount claimed as duty . |
| 10 | They made a direct appeal to Mr Clarke as he was paying his first visit to a police station since taking over at the Home Office . |
| 11 | One practical point that might be worth talking over during the consultation process is whether there are any alternative posts for which you are suitable . |
| 12 | Insulin prevents the rise in blood sugar which would adversely affect brain function and cause sugar to be wasted by spilling over into the urine . |
| 13 | Someone of my acquaintance once broke her ankle by falling over in the bathroom and while she could have dragged herself quite easily along the floor to a telephone in the bedroom if she had had one , as it was it took her the best part of an agonising hour to struggle down the stairs to the phone in the living room . |