Example sentences of "[conj] he [vb past] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although he handed over the active management of his business some time ago to his son , Bill , his keen interest in the affairs of Cessford and in the welfare of his family never flagged . |
| 2 | He did not see any sign of the runaway animals but later on that night the local policeman called on him and he took over the task of keeping a look out . |
| 3 | He was , nevertheless , elected to the see of the Auvergne , and he took over the administration of the diocese . |
| 4 | And he handed over the letter ( which had creased beautifully in his pocket ) with just the right note of impatient politeness . |
| 5 | The award was presented to the club by Durham CIU vice- president Bill Laverick five years ago as an annual prize and he handed over the trophy at a special ceremony at the club . |
| 6 | Smith dismissed speculation he would recruit former Middlesbrough coach David Nish as his right hand man if he took over the hot seat . |
| 7 | Rossini set the words of his theatre librettists happily and so , give or take a few personal quiddities , did the Italian stories , outline and the dictate the treatment , but he handed over the actual versification to Piave , Ghislanzoni , Boito and the rest . |
| 8 | Because he took over the reins at such a late stage in 1763 Giardini was unable to entice to London either the best Italian singers or a famous composer . |
| 9 | Hong Kong 's achievement in Catania has been Simpkin 's first success since he took over the Hong Kong representative side . |
| 10 | ‘ Has young Meredith changed any of his wild ways since he took over the reins at the manor ? ’ |
| 11 | But only days after he took over the job , he 'd got the fright of his life . |
| 12 | If nothing else , he 'd want some sort of come-back if we cheated him after he handed over the money . ’ |
| 13 | It took Cuckney four years to overcome the financial crisis he encountered when he took over the Crown Agents in 1974 . |
| 14 | It was 1837 that it became Ring & Brymer , an entity retained by Lord Forte when he took over the company in 1962 . |
| 15 | He loved his ‘ Jocks ’ without a trace of condescension , and when he took over the regiment as lieutenant-colonel in North Africa and Italy , his double-barrelled beer name earned him the affectionate sobriquet of ‘ Colonel Screwtop ’ . |
| 16 | I met him for the first time ever when he took over the leadership of the party from the recently deceased Hugh Gaitskell in February 1963 . |
| 17 | Spittals had insisted it should be laid when he took over the office . |
| 18 | Castro later admitted to Herbert Matthews that when he took over the refineries he did not know whether or not Moscow would supply Cuba with oil ( Matthews : 1969 , p. 171 ) . |
| 19 | Caesar found a census of the population in the Greek script when he took over the camp of the Helvetii ( Bell . |
| 20 | It was logical , when he took over the Foundation , to concentrate on dance , and Gulbenkian in Lisbon approved . |
| 21 | He would closet himself with a bottle of port and a cigar or pipe , read the end of the previous instalment , and then write the next , drawing his fee when he handed over the text . |
| 22 | I rousted Thessy out of his bed with a cup of tea , then went to my own bed as he took over the wheel . |
| 23 | Then the dream had shifted to show him whistling as he worked over the bins . |
| 24 | ‘ In the beginning , Freddie did n't have all the powers that he wanted to have as a vocalist ; he worked to achieve those and improved as he worked over the years . |
| 25 | If anything , his faith was strengthened in the mid-1950s , as he worked over the past to write his War Memoirs . |
| 26 | Mark asked , as he handed over the fish and chips . |