Example sentences of "over by the [adj] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | This view is not new ; in fact it was put forward by Durkheim and other nineteenth-century writers , but it was often disregarded after the study of crime was taken over by the new discipline of criminology in the early twentieth century . |
| 2 | Like many of his contemporaries he was bowled over by the charismatic personality of Eleutherios Venizelos , the Greek politician . |
| 3 | Expo fever , Ruth had put it down to as Steve had been bowled over by the exquisite beauty of an air stewardess and , forgetting that the idea of being here was to make European contacts for their agency , had resigned himself to some enjoyable flirting . |
| 4 | But the couple 's solicitor Con Fernandez said the pair were just skittles waiting to be bowled over by the long arm of the law . |
| 5 | But the couple 's solicitor Con Fernandez said the pair were just skittles waiting to be bowled over by the long arm of the law . |
| 6 | The judges said they were won over by the sheer fun of its output . |
| 7 | He returned the scan to the small group of humans , watched over by the formidable figure of Postine and the less formidable figure of Klift . |
| 8 | And beautiful : played over by the cheerful light of young and strong vigour , entirely desire of the senses and entirely pleasure in one another . |