Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] [verb] over the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earthworms are easily collected by turning over the garden soil with a hand trowel or with a spade or fork . |
| 2 | Another reprieved rebel is former skipper Mike Gatting , but the Middlesex man insisted he has n't thought about taking over the England captaincy when Graham Gooch gives it up . |
| 3 | The trial began on July 20 , 1989 , of 16 men and four women accused of taking over the La Tablada barracks on Jan. 23 , 1989 , when about 40 people were killed and over 60 wounded [ see pp. 36394 ; 36613 ] . |
| 4 | ‘ The staff have been very generous with both their time and money , ’ said Lindsay who was called upon to hand over the £2,000 cheque during a get-together at The Old George pub in Newcastle . |
| 5 | Hobbs , who last played for Great Britain in France in 1987 , returns to international favour on the strength of the maturity he has displayed since taking over the captaincy at Bradford this season . |
| 6 | Labour 's traditional left wing , centring on the Tribune group , plunged into its normal Machiavellian schemings aimed at taking over the party . |