Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb past] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was at a meeting in London yesterday where I handed over my report . ’ |
| 2 | I felt so dizzy looking up that I fell over . |
| 3 | I was so surprised to see Ken , so relieved , that I rushed over and gave him a kiss . |
| 4 | It was only after I 'd stopped doing that and gone into the corner to have a piss that I looked over into the other corner where there was a pile of rusty cans and old bottles ; there I saw the jagged stripes of the sleeping snake . |
| 5 | Mr Whitechurch described it : ‘ The first train that I went over was the very latest type of West Coast Joint Stock corridor , designed to run from Euston at 11.30 am to Edinburgh and Glasgow , returning from Edinburgh at 11.35 . |
| 6 | I got such a shock that I toppled over sideways , ending up chest deep in freezing water . |
| 7 | I told you in another part of this saga of mine that I took over a Night in No 7 Squadron from a Flight Commander . |
| 8 | Solanki had told the Lok Sabha on March 30 that " I now regret that I handed over this note " but that " neither I nor my ministry instructed the Swiss authorities to stop or impede investigations into the Bofors case " . |
| 9 | However , you may see that I worked over many lines before the ink had been allowed to dry , so in some places the black ink has become fused with the watercolour . |
| 10 | There was only a bit of spare paper left and some of it had got streaks of cheese-grease on , so I went over to the newsagent 's stall and bought an exercise book for 35p . |
| 11 | ‘ It was made in his atelier so I went over for the fittings and in those years I was very sure of myself . |
| 12 | I left it a while but they did n't break up , so I went over to see what was going on . |
| 13 | I saw the shutters open , so I came over . |
| 14 | Anyway , by the time Maureen went on her annual holiday , Biggles was feeding himself a bit and coming on well , so I took over . |
| 15 | It was the last day of shooting and they did n't need us till nine o'clock that morning , so Keenan [ Wynn ] and me went over to the bar and had a couple there and I said , ‘ You know , Keenan , it 's gon na be a long hot day so we 'd better stop off at the drug store and buy a jug . ’ |
| 16 | Corporal Vigno held an African baby in one photo , and I looked over to where he was talking with Corporal Auriega . |
| 17 | Valerie 's got some wee ‘ do ’ on tonight and I popped over to Hyndland Road this morning because she was short of ramekins for her starters and the wee souls were all over Gran with their Selection Boxes , honestly any more would sicken me . |
| 18 | The dresses which Ben and I pored over by phone and at snatched meetings were going to be sensational . |
| 19 | In my third year at Oxford , however , I noticed that I seemed to be getting clumsier , and I fell over once or twice for no apparent reason . |
| 20 | I — I went further than I intended and I fell over . |
| 21 | I was gardening and he said er er I bent over to do something and he said I just went dizzy , he said , and I fell over he said and then I realized my right side was paralysed . |
| 22 | ‘ Oh , my God , my God , ’ she said , ‘ I was showing Jack the view out there , and I leant over pointing to something and then suddenly the whole thing seemed to tilt and … ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I persuaded him to sell me the rights to manufacture the Seven and I took over everything except the Lotus name . ’ |
| 24 | In due course Vernon Hunt retired and I took over as Chief Inspector of Accidents on 1 January 1974 . |
| 25 | I got myself a couple of sausages on sticks , a hunk of crusty bread , and another Scotch , and I took over a pint of bitter for Seddon . |
| 26 | On one side was the flower-garden view ; on the other , one window had been bricked up at the time when windows were taxed , and I walked over to the remaining window . |
| 27 | I gave him a pound coin and promised him another if he did his stuff and I walked over to Mrs Newton 's front door . |
| 28 | The man moved away , in surprise , and I walked over to the desk . |
| 29 | In a police statement Conley , of Park End , said : ‘ I saw Wayne by the fence and I walked over to him . |
| 30 | So we had chosen an exit at random , and I stepped over one of those high door-frames which are presumably intended to stop the sea water from sloshing into the saloon . |