Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] [to-vb] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The smart or intelligent chargers tend to take over the user 's responsibility , detecting the amount of charge needed and eliminating any memory problems , but as stated previously , they are many time more expensive than the standard chargers . |
| 2 | Third World states tend to take over the foreign investments that they consider to be important for national development . |
| 3 | The Reptilons plan to take over the Earth , and the bimbos are up for nasty experimental surgery . |
| 4 | In the capital , Caracas , the rebels tried to take over the government palace and the presidential residence , La Carlota airport , the Ministry of Defence , Navy and National Guard buildings and the national television station . |
| 5 | But officials refused to hand over the dog until they vetted Mia in person to ensure she was suitable to have custody of the dog . |
| 6 | At the same time , in some towns at least , bishops came to take over the duties of such late Roman officers as the defensores , who had been expected to defend the weak . |
| 7 | Also on May 2 another Croatian policeman was killed in the mainly Croatian coastal village of Polaca when Serbian police tried to take over the Croatian-manned police station ; and a helicopter carrying among others the Vice-President of the Croatian Federal Assembly , Vladimir Seks , was fired on and forced to make an emergency landing after it took off from Kijevo . |
| 8 | Here the children of the rich and famous , children destined to take over the city 's highest offices , were trained . |
| 9 | In 1979 , as more and more pressurised water reactors were ordered throughout Europe , EEC ministers decided to take over the project . |
| 10 | Unions tried to take over the country . |
| 11 | If , for any reason , one of my colleagues needs to take over the file at any stage , you will be consulted . |