Example sentences of "was [verb] over by [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His shot hit the upright but Swindon , encouraged , at last began to make an impression and Bolton survived a narrow squeak as Simpson 's powerful effort was tipped over by a leaping Felgate . |
| 2 | And the chairman was won over by the manager 's charm , powerful persuasiveness and dynamism . |
| 3 | The first house Jane looked at was moated and she was shown over by an ex-policeman who seemed happy to be working for an estate agent . |
| 4 | However , Marine Harvest , the former Unilever subsidiary which was bought over by the US MariFarms Inc Group last year , has remained in the US market although only a small proportion of its 10,000 tonnes production from Scotland is sent there . |
| 5 | In the exercise of his remaining prerogatives the king was watched over by a Council of State — a miniature second chamber chosen by the king from a list submitted by the Cortes . |
| 6 | She raised the barrel skywards , and was tumbled over by a breaking wave . |
| 7 | Then , from a scrum in midfield , No. 8 Ainslie fed Edward Gander who was tap tackled by the fullback , but Lee swooped on the loose ball and was driven over by the pack . |
| 8 | He was pulled over by a policeman who verbally abused him after he had challenged the officer 's authority . |
| 9 | An alternative explanation is that the figure indicates the existence of an important fertility bull cult at Stamford which was brought over by the Myceneans . |
| 10 | For the first three centuries of its existence , until 751 , it was ruled over by a single family , that of the Merovingians . |
| 11 | ‘ Mouse ’ was to go on to a succession of schools — at all of which he was unhappy — and to Oxford , where he was run over by a train under circumstances which strongly suggested suicide . |
| 12 | The 41-year-old victim died instantly when he was run over by a Bedford van less than a mile from his home in Witney , Oxon . |
| 13 | PENSIONER Olive Smith was run over by a train — and escaped with just a small head cut . |
| 14 | She was run over by a car travelling at excessive speed and overtaking on the wrong side . |
| 15 | Frances Maidment has vivid memories of the day she was run over by a stolen car . |
| 16 | The palazzo was built in the early seventeenth century and after spending a period as one of the centres of Milanese high life it was taken over by a prestigious academy , the Accademia dei Fenici . |
| 17 | 1970 saw another change when the canteen was taken over by a catering company , and vending machines for hot and cold drinks , and snacks were provided . |
| 18 | On the grandfather 's death , the farm was taken over by a bachelor son who set about founding a Clydesdale stud . |
| 19 | Under a deal signed the following year , EPSI was taken over by a consortium formed by the Finnish chemical company Neste with the Portuguese companies Cortesi and Quintas & Quintas . |
| 20 | Sam Oxley 's millwright business was taken over by a Mr Wheatcroft in a turn a Mr Thompson took over from him . |
| 21 | In communal elections in Innsbruck on Sept. 24 the FPÖ and the local version of the Green Alternatives ( Grüne Alternativen — GA ) won seats and votes from both the ÖVP and the SPÖ , although the ÖVP remained the strongest party ; in Salzburg province on Oct. 8 the FPÖ improved its position while the SPÖ and the ÖVP both suffered losses ; in Lower Austria and Styria on March 25 , 1990 , the ÖVP retained its dominant position despite losing votes and seats to the FPÖ and the GA , while the SPÖ remained the second largest party ; and in Vorarlberg on April 1 the SPÖ lost its absolute majority on the Bregenz municipal council , which was taken over by an ÖVP chair . |
| 22 | In a report from Leningrad , Pravda revealed that the city 's first secretary , Mr Anatoly Gerasimov , had been relieved of his post , which was taken over by the Leningrad regional boss , Mr Boris Gidaspov , combining the two jobs . |
| 23 | In a report from Leningrad , Pravda revealed that the city 's first secretary , Mr Anatoly Gerasimov , had been relieved of his post , which was taken over by the Leningrad regional boss , Mr Boris Gidaspov , combining the two jobs . |
| 24 | The nearby premises previously used as the Fire Station , was taken over by the Borough Of Brentford and Chiswick , as their Electricity Headquarters . |
| 25 | Union ( which was taken over by the Grand Junction in 1894 ) — that if the canal was to survive , extensive repairs were essential . |
| 26 | One such association was with R.A.F. Medmenham , the origins of which perhaps date to the early part of the last War when Danesfield House at Medmenham was taken over by the R.A.F. as its photographic unit , although the first reference in the Minutes is October 1953 . |
| 27 | In its earliest history the building housed the guardian of the eastern gate , but it was taken over by the Fontana family and completely remodelled , a reshaping that was carried out with all the grace of Renaissance art . |
| 28 | The convent was in the protection of St Sophia and the church was dedicated to her , but changed its dedication when the building was taken over by the nuns of the Salesiane della Visitazione order . |
| 29 | The rushing sound of the water finally subsided and was taken over by the hiss of the cistern refilling . |
| 30 | The first unit to be completed was the 4.5in shell , the first of which was forged on Saturday 11 October 1941 , and with this unit in working order , effort was concentrated on the erection of the second unit , but on 24 January 1942 , owing to a change in policy , the manufacture of the 25-pdr shell was taken over by the States , and the second and third units were dismantled and prepared for despatch to America . |