Example sentences of "over to the [noun sg] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A little later from his bedroom , where he had retired for a rest , he watched through his daughters ' brass telescope as the grey shadow of what had once been the sleek and lively Hari moved slowly over to the sepoy lines with , as usual , the Prime Minister dodging along behind am . |
| 2 | French referee Daniel Salles complained in an interview after the tournament that the top refereeing assignments in Catania had been handed over to the Home Unions referees , implying some kind of conspiracy — all of which is an absolute nonsense . |
| 3 | To Abbott and Hornsby were added the names of Captain Lawrence , with whom Wilson had been associated in the formation of the Certificated Officers ' Union , Maurice Darby , the originator of the first Glasgow branch who was alleged to have gone over to the Shipping Federation in 1890 , Robert Pleasance , former secretary of the Tower Hill branch who had been expelled from the union in the same year , and a Thomas Carey , an official of the NSFU discharged for unsatisfactory conduct in 1911 who , Wilson claimed , immediately became involved with the Federation and , while still in its pay , assisted Lewis in setting up the British Seafarers ' Union . |
| 4 | Then she moved over to the basement window and contemplated the pairs of legs striding along the pavement to work . |
| 5 | Wander down to the Etangs d'Ixelles or over to the Square Marie-Louise to admire the lush art-nouveau mansions built from fortunes amassed in the steamy Belgian Congo . |
| 6 | He moved over to the door control panel , which now glowed red for locked . |
| 7 | The main opposition party , the right-wing Community party ( Atassut ) , lost three seats , leaving it with eight , as some of its support went over to the Centre Party , which entered the legislature for the first time with two seats . |
| 8 | She entered the kitchen and took herself over to the knife rack above the Aga . |
| 9 | She threw the brick over to the bonfire site and attacked with the fork again . |
| 10 | The project report and maps dealing with the regional geology and gold potential of part of the western flank of the Cordillera Occidental of south-west Colombia were handed over to the counterpart organisation . |
| 11 | ‘ If I just move over to the jump seat — ’ |
| 12 | Casually , keeping a light touch on Haminh 's mind , she wandered over to the metal ramp that led up to the residential walkway , encouraging Haminh with light touches to turn into the gangpath instead of walking straight past to her own doorway . |
| 13 | The doors , after being fitted in this gauge , were handed over to the coach finishers , who fitted the casing boards , either of walnut or mahogany . |
| 14 | The juniors ' sports mistress , with sturdy thighs and a too tight tee-shirt , paused on her way over to the rugby field and smiled down at Clarissa who was sleepily opening her eyes . |
| 15 | Terry shrugged and stood up , ‘ Please yourself , I need some more steam , ’ and walked over to the steam room . |
| 16 | 6 At first , Birdie 's shy , but then she jumps onto the perch I 'm holding and sidehops over to the treat dish . |
| 17 | He again eased himself out of the narrow space of the breakfast nook and went over to the kitchen counter , looked at the parcel and looked at his wife , who was now almost hysterical : He decided that he must be courageous and investigate , so he unwound the paper towels , picked up the books one by one and read their titles . |
| 18 | Woolley went over to the wall map . |
| 19 | I 'll have it out of him or turn him over to the press gang . |
| 20 | Switching over to the Drive channel , keeping the volume low and still using the Strat , I was expecting ‘ Super Champ but louder ’ , but initial results were disappointing . |
| 21 | passing the bill over to the welfare authorities , and thereby to other taxpayers , is not acceptable , either in terms of the escalating size of the bill , or , more importantly , from the point of view of individuals learning about how to behave responsibly , and the long-term financial responsibilities that flow from adult behaviour . |
| 22 | And it was just after he 'd flicked through one of them that Detective Constable Hodges ( blast his eyes ! ) had come in , walked over to the newspaper stall , and picked up the top copy but one from the Daily Mirror pile . |
| 23 | The gang , in effect , agreed to hand over to the mining company all of the ore they got and accept a certain proportion of its value . |
| 24 | That 's the sort as 'll turn thee over to the Cap n as soon as look at thee … never mind his soft words . ’ |
| 25 | Siegfried took a long shuddering breath then went over to the bread tin , extracted a loaf and began to saw at it . |
| 26 | The company also reports continuing strong sales of its Mips RISC-based systems in Europe and Asia , even though it is moving its product lines over to the Alpha AXP RISC . |
| 27 | ‘ You can put your clothes on the other chair , ’ she said , and went over to the cavity bed . |
| 28 | So if I were you , I 'd nip over to the Company Health Club for a couple of hours , tidy yourself up a bit , and see what they can do to lick your wounds . ’ |
| 29 | That done , she went over to the school playground to face the forty or more children for whom she alone would be responsible that day . |
| 30 | Now we 're going over to the tuck shop Go on Natalie sing something . |