Example sentences of "[noun sg] 's [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The undergrowth 's taking over and the dust is piling up , but Longfords Mill may yet gain a new lease of life . |
| 2 | So the engine 's ticking over nicely . |
| 3 | As a result I have now listened to shelley 's recording over half-adozen times with increasing pleasure , the complete reverse of so many of those versions listed above . |
| 4 | And anyway , he did n't say that her great-grandfather had started the sweet shop next door from the proceeds of his wife 's slaving over pans of boiling sugar to make home-made toffee in her little kitchen . |
| 5 | ‘ What 's the good weeding this 'ere if all that lot 's coming over all the time ? ’ |
| 6 | The storm 's blowing over and you 've nothing to worry about except fifteen years inside . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ The milk 's boiled over , ’ she said . |
| 8 | But I 'm not really planning to be a hermit ; my brother 's coming over soon , and I know he 'll want to go to the islands , so we 'll be in touch . |