Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] [to-vb] over the " in BNC.

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1 It has even been held that refusing to hand over the registration book of the plaintiff 's car amounts to conversion of the car since the absence of the book makes it difficult to deal with the car .
2 The Italians fought with great courage , especially in 1917 when they stopped a superior axis force that threatened to take over the whole of the northern part of the country .
3 On Jan. 20 the chairman of the National Security Court announced that " about 20 " people had been charged with murder , treason and attempting to take over the government by force .
4 one department might start ‘ empire building ’ and try to take over the work previously done by another department .
5 The girl was dragged behind a wall and forced to hand over the cash .
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