Example sentences of "[vb past] [to-vb] him over " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Someone tried to run him over a few hours ago . |
| 2 | But the playmaster himself came to look him over and turn him about and about , examining him through narrowed eyes and hearing over his lines . |
| 3 | But they refused to hand him over to the US for trial and the coup crumbled when American troops stationed in Panama retaliated by ignoring their pleas for help against loyal troops . |
| 4 | Attempts were made to bring Erich Honecker , the former East German party and government leader , to trial on charges of giving the " shoot-to-kill " order to guards preventing illegal border-crossings , but the Soviet Union , where Honecker and his wife were , refused to hand him over to the German authorities [ see pp. 37828-29 ; 38110 ; for June sentencing of Harry Tisch see pp. 37967 ; 38298 ] . |
| 5 | When Wattling carved up his face , the head wanted to hand him over to Mrs C. , without calling the doctor in . ’ |