Example sentences of "[v-ing] over from the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He lifted a hand off his cup in weary salute to one of his sergeants. a very dark Scot in a crumpled grey suit who was walking over from the counter , and the man altered course to sit opposite him . |
| 2 | Is it something hanging over from the past ? |
| 3 | Violence spilling over from the conflict in Croatia has escalated dramatically in recent weeks after the republic 's 1.9 million Muslims and 750,000 Croats voted overwhelmingly to secede from Serb-controlled remnants of Yugoslavia . |
| 4 | That chill in the air : there were black clouds moving over from the left . |
| 5 | Lisbon purchased a new ground and in 1924 built a first-class pavilion as visiting sides started coming over from the UK . |
| 6 | as if guessing the trend of his sister 's thoughts , Aubrey said suddenly , ‘ One of my great friends , Harry Keynes , is coming over from the United States next week , Dunbar . |
| 7 | There 's a poster beside one of the machines — ‘ DO N'T DISREGARD — REPLACE THE GUARD ’ , it says … you have to laugh — there are no guards , they were taken off the machines to up the production , they only put them on when the big bosses are coming over from the States to inspect the place — the place really gets cleaned up then . |
| 8 | It was coming over from the Empire , the colonies , as you know , and masses of grain coming in from America and Canada . |
| 9 | Some of the children came running over from the village . |
| 10 | It was neat and clean , the smell of paint and thinners taking over from the smell of straw and apples . |
| 11 | Hunting dogs in Africa and wolves in North America also hunt in teams , snapping at the heels of an antelope or a moose , one taking over from the other until their victim is so exhausted that they can get a grip on it with their teeth and pull it down . |
| 12 | Telekurs AG of Zurich , Switzerland is taking over from the London Stock Exchange the professional customers of the Topic and Topicline real-time share information system : Telekurs ( UK ) Ltd will migrate customers to Topic-Plus — based on existing Telekurs services — from the middle of the year with the co-operation of the exchange . |
| 13 | Perhaps too the medium is taking over from the message . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Tigridias are taking over from the lilies while geraniums , argyranthemums , lime-green nicotianias , eucomis and trailing blue convolvulus have filled out rapidly and blend well with the softer colours of the herbs |
| 16 | The Proteo has been engineered with a view to taking over from the SZ after Zagato builds the 1000th car late next year . |
| 17 | Forte Plc has decided to resume the management of The Grosvenor House Antiques Fair , taking over from the Evan Steadman Group which was recently purchased by Reed Exhibition Companies Ltd . |
| 18 | It 's back — Oz Clarke 's Wine Guide 1993 returns for its ninth year with a prediction : that Australian winemakers who know ‘ how to take a pile of sows ’ ears and turn them into silk purses ’ are taking over from the vineyards of Europe . |
| 19 | Huge lakes of oil , some over a mile square and up to a metre deep , are persisting in the Kuwaiti desert , taking over from the oil fires as the most serious threat to the country 's environment . |
| 20 | ‘ Well ? ’ he said again , and she looked at him , anger taking over from the sadness his offer had brought . |
| 21 | Dan Ashton had come forward , and was leaning over from the side of Smith 's desk , whispering something into his boss 's ear . |