Example sentences of "were [adv] [vb pp] over [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Raiders like the Savannah , most feared of the Southern privateers , were secretly handed over to the Confederates in the Azores , by a merchant class who had helped finance and develop the southern plantations and economy . |
| 2 | Lucie 's thoughts were entirely given over to the pain in his chest ; he was overrun with pain . |
| 3 | Voices were suddenly raised over in the crowd and people began scattering to the edges of the area , clearing the centre and falling silent . |
| 4 | Even those of us in the office who had their doubts at first were soon won over by the instrument 's simplicity and friendliness . |
| 5 | The dismissals were announced the day after Girija Prasad Koirala , the general secretary of the Nepali Congress Party , had delivered a message to the King warning him that unless substantial powers were quickly turned over to the new government , crowds would be called back on to the streets of Kathmandu . |
| 6 | The LTTE offensive appeared to take the government by surprise , and over 20 police stations were quickly taken over by the LTTE . |
| 7 | Patients were then crossed over to the opposite treatment . |
| 8 | Charity opened her mouth to say that a Mercedes was really not on her list of aspirations , but at that moment they approached a sharp twist in the path and were almost knocked over by an electric golf cart careening around it . |
| 9 | The bases were officially handed over to the army at noon today . |