Example sentences of "over [prep] the [noun sg] in [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The building was given over to the university in 1810 , and the commode entered the Clanwilliam collection in 1831 . |
| 2 | R. A. Butler , who took over at the Board in 1941 , warned about this major point . |
| 3 | There 's a crush over by the door in one of the rooms , with flashbulbs going off every few seconds , but it 's impossible to get near enough to see . |
| 4 | When the Remounts were taken over by the army in 1916 , he was discharged . |
| 5 | The horse buses were banned from the Promenade in the same year to avoid competition with the trams , which had been taken over by the Corporation in 1892 . |
| 6 | The amendment also provided for the election to public office of independents and candidates put forward by " organizations with recognized representation " , and allowed for the recreation of the post of Prime Minister ( the functions of this post having been taken over by the President in 1979 ) . |