Example sentences of "[vb past] them [to-vb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | They resented the Forest law which forbade them to hunt over their own lands and woods on pain of heavy penalties . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | They burst into the homes of a Tesco manager and a bank executive and forced them to hand over £96,000 . |
| 6 | He threatened a sub-postmistress , Margaret Glen , and her assistant , Marion Gardiner , and forced them to hand over £1,000 in takings . |