Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] [verb] over the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Diana has grown increasingly fit over the years .
2 Third , " consumers " — that is , patients , their families , potential patients — have traditionally had least influence over the kind of service they receive .
3 Britain had exercised tight control over the entry of aliens for as long as anyone could remember and , anyway , there had been little contact between Germany and Britain for at least nine months .
4 And the players promptly set about taking over the asylum .
5 In Manchester , there was open speculation that Bobby Charlton , probably the most famous player in United 's history and also a director , was being lined up to take over the chairmanship after a Midani bid .
6 The ITA was given tight control over the number , duration , placing and content of TV ads , which for most of the period were limited to an average of six minutes an hour .
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