Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [to-vb] over [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were woken up at 5.30 am , and Alex and I were told to go over to the kitchens to fetch the breakfast . |
| 2 | However , the principle in Williams v Singer can not be taken too far and Lord Sands in Reid 's Trustees v IRC made the point that if the trustees were actually to receive the income which they were bound to pay over to the beneficiaries they will not avoid an assessment on themselves . |
| 3 | While the rest of the group stood around the microphone Eva was invited to move over to the corner . |
| 4 | But there was nothing laconic about his mind , which was known to tick over like a well-oiled clock . |
| 5 | Vice-President Itamar Franco , 61 , a veteran politician but relatively unknown and untouched by the corruption scandal , was set to take over as interim President in early October . |
| 6 | In 1971 Michael ( two years later to be Sir Michael ) Clapham succeeded Lord Kings Norton as Chairman of the Council , and Edwin Kerr was appointed to take over from Frank Hornby in 1972 . |
| 7 | finally , I was forced to walk over to her — and no self-respecting falconer likes to do this . |
| 8 | At the Eastwood YC annual meeting last week , Ronald Chalmers 's brother , Iain , was elected to take over from Mr Deerey as chairman . |