Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] [to-vb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah eh she asked me to go over to John |
| 2 | I did so and , afterwards , Andrew asked me to take over the bulk of the manufacturing for them . ’ |
| 3 | And on this morning , of all mornings , James phoned at the crack of dawn and asked me to preside over a ridiculous Press party . |
| 4 | They resented the Forest law which forbade them to hunt over their own lands and woods on pain of heavy penalties . |
| 5 | Only the terror of being caught by the creature — I could all too clearly imagine myself being hurled from the roof — drove me to climb over into space and feel for the first rung of the ladder . |
| 6 | He probably thought a financial adviser was someone who told you to hand over the wallet or you 'd get your throat cut . |
| 7 | ‘ He struck her in the face and told her to move over . |
| 8 | says , you know , told her to come over at night you know |
| 9 | " Now , I asked you to come over for several reasons . |
| 10 | The supervising engineers were naturally unhappy and only his promise to catch up — and his reputation to back such a promise — prevented the companies from operating the clauses that allowed them to take over the work and reassign it . |
| 11 | He urged her to turn over , and she could feel that his prong was hard and ready for her . |
| 12 | When the headmistress , with some guilt , asked her to take over the school 's unpopular Commonwealth Society she rolled up her sleeves and cleaned out the dusty room that had been hung with torn posters depicting ‘ Tea-picking in Ceylon , ‘ Coffee Growing in Kenya , ’ and ‘ Sheep Farming in Australia . ’ |
| 13 | Although the older sister lived away , she travelled to stay with her sister occasionally and during one visit , after she made her allegations in a family meeting which she had joined , the counsellor asked her to take over the caring role for the final week of her stay so that her sister could actually see how it should be done . |
| 14 | Before the Collector continued about his business , Dr McNab asked him to come over to the window for a moment . |
| 15 | A local authority issued a compulsory purchase order on a house and a notice of entry which enabled them to take over the premises after 14 days . |
| 16 | Dressed as cowboys , they climbed aboard their trusty steeds ( 's Datsun ! ) and set off in the direction of the County Hall in Exeter where they ambushed the staff and persuaded them to hand over their readies . |
| 17 | On Monday 16 June the council , including Thomas Bourgchier , archbishop of Canterbury and John Russell of Lincoln , duly waited on the queen at Westminster and persuaded her to hand over York . |
| 18 | On Monday 16 June the council , including Thomas Bourgchier , archbishop of Canterbury and John Russell of Lincoln , duly waited on the queen at Westminster and persuaded her to hand over York . |
| 19 | His light-hearted and friendly manner enabled him to put over a very strong sales pitch without a hint of strain . |
| 20 | They burst into the homes of a Tesco manager and a bank executive and forced them to hand over £96,000 . |
| 21 | He threatened a sub-postmistress , Margaret Glen , and her assistant , Marion Gardiner , and forced them to hand over £1,000 in takings . |
| 22 | That seeing you , asked us to go over ever so many time and I thought |
| 23 | Just before I went on my first furlough after five years ' service , the Bishop of Rangoon , Norman Tubbs , called me and told me that on my return from furlough he wanted me to take over the training of the Burmese clergy . |
| 24 | Well I mean that when we start organization and I am on , I 'm on Cortille and on the committee and they wanted me to take over the Vice Chairman and I said no way . |
| 25 | Which is why I wanted you to take over the investigation from young Ebert . |