Example sentences of "[v-ing] over [coord] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But you 've put the finishing touch to my Christmas , Linda , coming over and sparing the time when you 're so busy . |
| 2 | ‘ That 's right , ’ said Connon , reaching over and taking the tickets . |
| 3 | The interviewer is concerned not with taking over and controlling the clients ' lives , but with helping them handle problems in order that they may fashion their own lives according to their own values . |
| 4 | The long-term problem for this species is the creeping infiltration of marginal agriculture taking over and fragmenting the remaining suitable habitat for this species . |
| 5 | Rose started a small flower garden in front of the house soon after coming and there he could often be found , at first helping Rose , then taking over and extending the garden across the footpath until all the green inside the thorn hedge was alive with colour : little beds of forget-me-nots and sweet william , rows of wallflowers that gave out their fragrance in the evenings , formal lilies and roses . |
| 6 | He followed his robots ( two children as robot nurses ) around , whispering instructions to them and occasionally taking over and doing the tasks for them as he found it difficult to be precise in his instructions . |
| 7 | ‘ Do fish swim ? ’ he said , whipping the power steering over and bringing the car to rest in the pub car park in a shower of gravel . |