Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] over and the " in BNC.

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1 The establishment has taken over and the more wrong it has proved , the more it has stifled the dissent that might have saved the economy .
2 His eyes seemed glazed over and the smile was stretched and impenetrable .
3 But for its profitability and burgeoning client list , GM would never have taken over and the new Elan might still be an idea waiting for the cash to build it .
4 Thirty-two men had got over and the only people hurt had been two patrolling guards hit by stray bullets .
5 There had been a thunderstorm the night before but it had swept over and the lake was calm .
6 By the time the star is sighted , octave passages have taken over and the excitement reaches fever pitch .
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