Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Science fiction has taken over the fantasy-forming role of traditional mythology . |
| 2 | The computer has taken over . |
| 3 | The replay takes place tonight , Blackburn manager Kenny of course has spent over twenty million pounds building up his side , in comparison Shrewsbury has spent three hundred and fifty thousand pounds . |
| 4 | the dinosaur has fallen over . |
| 5 | The second and more exciting aspect is that , when it does so , the direction of spin is not affected : if the initial spin was clockwise , it will still be clockwise even after the toy has turned over . |
| 6 | Kev Knowles has signed from local Jehovah 's Witness side Armageddon Wanderers and at his own expense has taken over match programme production , re-naming it the ‘ Whaddon Watchtower ’ . |
| 7 | Eastern Europe chills down and while it 's often dry , snow starts taking over from rain . |
| 8 | To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps his Department has taken over the last 12 months to promote the carrying of organ transplant donor cards ; and if he will make a statement . |
| 9 | Eric Priest has taken over as acting Chief Fire Officer for Cleveland after the retirement of Bill Cooney on health grounds . |
| 10 | From Frankie Goes to Hollywood — who presented the image of two leather queens — through Marc Almond — in the image of a northern gay boy — through Bronski Beat — presented as ‘ out ’ political gays — to the rash of transvestite and transsexual ‘ gender bender ’ stylists like Marilyn and Boy George , sexual divergence has crossed over into the mainstream in a psychological paradigm that services perfectly pop 's current industrial situation . |
| 11 | GUIL : ( Broken ) We 've travelled too far , and our momentum has taken over ; we move idly towards eternity , without possibility of reprieve or hope of explanation . |
| 12 | Up to now the Fondacion has organised over 350 exhibitions and awarded more than 500 bursaries for research and events . |
| 13 | Shabba Rank 's gruff growl has graced over 50 reggae single hits since 1987 , with more than one record a week often hitting the charts . |
| 14 | The shepherd tries to win over his young lady with flattery and entices her with gifts of beautiful flowers which , although not practical , are in compliance with the natural setting . |
| 15 | One last word of warning , if your pond does freeze over at any stage , do n't smash the ice as the shock waves created will also kill the fish . |
| 16 | In sum , there is no doubt that the information generated by basic research does spill over extensively . |
| 17 | The other lamb 's getting tangled up in the other parts of that Russian vine 's gone over . |
| 18 | Children have boundless curiosity and enthusiasm until they begin to ‘ Know ’ , and cynicism the arch destroyer of zest begins to take over . |
| 19 | The domestic dairy has taken over our social diary . |
| 20 | In the past , Sun has turned over high-end graphics products to third parties because it has deemed growth at the high-end of that market to small to warrant its continued investment ( UX No 357 ) . |
| 21 | THE rock group Queen has handed over £1 million to the Terrence Higgins Trust , the Aids charity , as a tribute to Freddie Mercury , its former lead singer . |
| 22 | It 's been a bit of a pity , really , that rugby has taken over so much that I have n't been able to continue playing football . |
| 23 | Dennis the Menace has turned over a new leaf — for a week ! |
| 24 | ‘ Top class sport has taken over from war . |
| 25 | Since 1987 the London Stock Exchange has referred over 100 cases of suspected insider dealing to the Department of Trade and Industry . |
| 26 | Barrington has taken over as the Squash Racquets Association 's Director of Excellence , and has been passing on the benefit of his vast experience to young British players like Marshall , Chris Walker ( world ranked 10 ) , Del Harris ( 11 ) , and Simon Parke ( 12 ) . |
| 27 | Perhaps the leader 's parent has taken over under the stress of pressure , on the one hand from top management to complete the project and on the other from the follower for promotion , thus breaking up the team . |
| 28 | To complement this wonderful collection of textiles the Gordon Reece Gallery has amassed over a thousand old and rare examples of jewellery from many of the great Tribal craft traditions of the world . |
| 29 | But perhaps the machine has taken over from the individual . |
| 30 | Irma La Douce is lightweight entertainment , held down by the off hand commentary of Liz Spenz as the owner of the back street cafe where the plot keeps boiling over . |