Example sentences of "[v-ing] over from [art] [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 | When the economics become right , when the petrol dries up , then the possibly of moving over from a gas based , petrol based , economy to hydrogen economy is a very real one , and of course again this is an exciting branch of inorganic chemistry which many people are looking at . |
5 | That chill in the air : there were black clouds moving over from the left . |
6 | Lisbon purchased a new ground and in 1924 built a first-class pavilion as visiting sides started coming over from the UK . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | It was coming over from the Empire , the colonies , as you know , and masses of grain coming in from America and Canada . |
10 | Some of the children came running over from the village . |
11 | Rory Underwood stretched his record to 34 tries , diving over from a tap penalty move . |
12 | It is also because she represents change : she is a woman taking over from a man who occupied the post for twenty-three years . |
13 | It was neat and clean , the smell of paint and thinners taking over from the smell of straw and apples . |
14 | 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 . |
15 | 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 . |
16 | Perhaps too the medium is taking over from the message . |
17 | 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 . |
18 | 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 |
19 | The Proteo has been engineered with a view to taking over from the SZ after Zagato builds the 1000th car late next year . |
20 | 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 . |
21 | 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 . |
22 | 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 . |
23 | ‘ Well ? ’ he said again , and she looked at him , anger taking over from the sadness his offer had brought . |
24 | Dan Ashton had come forward , and was leaning over from the side of Smith 's desk , whispering something into his boss 's ear . |