Example sentences of "he had [be] [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | When tea was brought he took out a book he had been reading over his lunch . |
| 2 | She heard Ben come into the market-room , but when the kitchen door did not immediately open , she went over to it and saw him throwing off a wet sack that he had been wearing over his head and shoulders like a cape . |
| 3 | The former Vice-President , A. K. M. Nurul Islam , protested at the summary manner of his dismissal on Aug. 13 ( see p. 36852 ) , while M. A. Matin resigned on the same day as Deputy Prime Minister and deputy parliamentary leader claiming that he had been passed over in promotion to the post of Prime Minister . |
| 4 | Dexter found the effect comforting rather than disconcerting : he had been won over by the man 's charm . |
| 5 | Once he had been won over by Meistersinger , with its triumphant portrayal of genius . |
| 6 | What documents he had were handed over to Peckle . ’ |