Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] over [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Travis handed over some biscuits topped with slices of tinned meat . |
| 2 | ‘ Imperialists ’ , and in October 1964 , whilst Khrushchev was on holiday , Brezhnev took over effective control of the U.S.S.R. |
| 3 | Ian Paisley was one potential leader of the right wing , but there were others and a key question that has to be asked in any explanation of Paisley 's career is ‘ how did Paisley triumph over other right-wing unionist figures ? ’ |
| 4 | Compare : Encouraged by the success of her early publications , Charlotte Brontë gave over increased amounts of time to writing . |
| 5 | I did , for the first time in 1979 , when we spent a family fishing holiday in the Hebrides ; and we have been returning regularly ever since , constantly drawn back by the magic spell the Outer Hebrides cast over all who set foot upon her romantic shores . |
| 6 | Eddie would have to be pretty discreet about her relationship with Angy if she wanted to persuade Aunt Rosina to hand over that sketch as a keepsake . |
| 7 | Pat pushed over some chips , and Alice primly ate one or two , thinking about cholesterol . |
| 8 | Some German companies have visited Kaliningrad to talk over joint ventures . |
| 9 | ‘ Tolby came over this afternoon . |
| 10 | ‘ Like the way Nigel lied over that Saturday night , all the subterfuge over the petrol in the Datsun . |
| 11 | ‘ After Gavin slotted over those first three kicks we never thought we would lose , ’ said the hooker . |
| 12 | Russia takes over Soviet nuclear ministry |
| 13 | In the second half they pushed and pulled Bristol apart … the pack worked like a steamroller … and produced 4 tries … hooker John Hawker went over first … |
| 14 | Efforts to resolve the US-EC quarrel over agricultural subsidies had gained momentum in early September after talks , shrouded in secrecy , resumed in Brussels between the EC External Affairs Commissioner Frans Andriessen and the US Trade Representative Carla Hills . |
| 15 | The Duart Point wreck was the first to be designated since Historic Scotland took over this function from the Department of Transport . |
| 16 | IBM TO TAKE OVER DISTRIBUTED MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT INTEGRATION FOR SOFTWARE FOUNDATION ? |
| 17 | It is relieved that the most the Americans now want ( apart from money , naturally , of which the Koreans are putting up $220m ) is for Korea to take over more of the job of defending itself , thus freeing American troops and equipment based in Korea for duty in the Gulf . |
| 18 | Ratsiraka handed over many of his responsibilities to Razanamasy , although retaining the portfolios of Defence and Foreign Affairs . |
| 19 | Moscow speculated over Western efforts to draw together new ‘ groupings ’ in various regions of the world such as Southeast Asia , the South Atlantic and the Red Sea . |
| 20 | Prentice came over all innocent . |
| 21 | 1974 : TV advertised discs go into overdrive as Arcade , K-Tel and Ronco plough over one million into the UK music biz . |
| 22 | Sylvia tripped over some clothes as she was coming downstairs one day and Sue went mad . |
| 23 | But for months , Hay had been forcing Bryan to hand over hundreds of pounds to pay for an expensive lifestyle . |
| 24 | So there , in the forecourt General Orsborn prayed over this new graduate recruit . |
| 25 | Webb takes over three against three at the moment though Leicester getting men back quickly . |
| 26 | If you wanted the UN refugee offices in Swaziland turned over good and proper , then Dirk Coetzee was your man . |
| 27 | 150 years after Marx and John Bright argued over free trade and democracy , it is not difficult to see who was right . |
| 28 | CHRISTIE , the Union Jack draped over one arm , revels in the applause on his lap of honour |
| 29 | The Moore came over all giddy at this and had to have a sit down . |
| 30 | FOLLOWING the re-organisation and integration of Johnson Brothers , Wedgwood U.K. sales director Paul Hutchinson takes over full sales responsibility for Johnson Brothers . |