Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] over [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Andy is filling the single champagne glass at the apex of the pyramid with champagne ; it is overflowing , filling the three glasses beneath it ; they in turn are overflowing , filling the glasses on the level beneath them , which are also full and so spilling over to the level underneath , and so on and so on down almost to the bottom ; Andy is on his eighth magnum . |
2 | ‘ I 'm just going over to the Hospitality Unit . |
3 | Reagan took Congress very seriously and was always coming over to the Capitol for meetings . ’ |
4 | The only other major commodity which is based on lump sum rates regardless of quantities used , is water and the Water Companies are slowly moving over to a metered system in order to improve the discipline of use . |
5 | Farrar , in his fourth outing for the Central Park giants , notched a try in each half with Shaun Edwards also sweeping over for a couple . |
6 | It was now creeping over to the edge of the escarpment . |
7 | These problems can be overcome by utilising assembly lines ie moving over to a mass production method . |
8 | Many of those trainees go to smaller firms , perhaps taking over positions of responsibility or even taking over from the owners when they die and thus continuing the industry 's good work . |
9 | Huge crowds built up on the Western side of the Wall as West Berliners witnessed the historic developments , some even crossing over into the East for a walk . |
10 | In order to provide ‘ permanent ’ help , many agencies operate a rota system with the carers working for a period of one or two weeks or a month , and then changing over in a planned way with another carer . |