Example sentences of "and [verb] they [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's the hymns that are the great stumbling block , ’ Everard went on , ‘ but really the only thing is to abandon oneself to the words uncritically and let them flow over one . ’ |
| 2 | find out what they actually need which is the second part and to do that once you do that it 's quite easy , as I say once you 've actually made contact with them and you are on a friendly basis , you then , you can hold very very useful conversation and let them come over quite naturally . |
| 3 | ‘ So for no apparent reason , I ring the cops and tell them to get over to Fernley Shopping Centre because something bad has happened . |
| 4 | Dressed as cowboys , they climbed aboard their trusty steeds ( 's Datsun ! ) and set off in the direction of the County Hall in Exeter where they ambushed the staff and persuaded them to hand over their readies . |
| 5 | They burst into the homes of a Tesco manager and a bank executive and forced them to hand over £96,000 . |
| 6 | He threatened a sub-postmistress , Margaret Glen , and her assistant , Marion Gardiner , and forced them to hand over £1,000 in takings . |