Example sentences of "be [vb pp] over for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It proved to be a surprisingly accurate account of what in the event did happen , and is outlined here to illustrate the way in which , in one corner of Oxfordshire , changes which had been argued over for a decade could be effected in a relatively short time . |
| 2 | The Defence wheel can only be put over for a major change of course when there is a fortuitous coincidence of national and international events , political trends , and economic pressures at a time when there is also a Secretary of State in office , who has the strength of character and political standing to create a new consensus in Whitehall , Westminster , and the electorate . |
| 3 | In the open intellectual milieu where Catholic exegetes and theologians now move among colleagues of other traditions of faith or of none , the traditional term ‘ hermeneutics ’ ( the art and the principles of interpretation ) has been taken over for a mode of philosophical discussion so technical that its products are usually baffling even to a well-educated reader . |
| 4 | Parts of it have been taken over for a secondary motor road , but much of it remains remote and quiet , rarely disturbed by a human voice . |
| 5 | Three thousand tabs of Ecstasy were handed over for a thick wad of notes . |
| 6 | There are indications that the mill was turned over for a time for saw milling , and possibly even cider production . |