Example sentences of "of [being] [verb] over " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Towing forwards going down wind means that there is no possibility of being blown over , but the controls must be held or locked otherwise the control hinges may be damaged by the surfaces slamming across against the stops . |
| 2 | Consequently the chants seldom seem banal or trivial , in spite of being repeated over and over again . |
| 3 | The Fawcetts had one very intelligent sheepdog called park , and the Sayers had one called Darkie , who had an unfortunate habit of being run over by farm vehicles . |
| 4 | One morning a person is found dead on the crossing as a result of being run over by a train . |
| 5 | Most problems arise when inclining the rig to the front to turn the board away from the wind ; if you commit too much weight forwards there is a risk of being pulled over . |
| 6 | ( I was determined to combat in advance any risk of being taken over by G(R) , the Middle East equivalent of S.O.E. , which was already showing signs of being the monstrous and inefficient octopus it later became ; or coming under the control of the Director of Combined Operations . ) |
| 7 | Her pretty perspiring face split into a sheepish grin , then became serious again on reflection of being taken over by her baser instincts so completely . |
| 8 | Bob Halton , not guilty enough , but confused by his mother 's spoiling and manipulative efforts to keep him for herself , is petrified of being taken over completely . |
| 9 | Unconsciously they create a smokescreen of confusion as a defence against the fear of being taken over . |
| 10 | It is generally recognised at Community level that it is both inequitable and contrary to the objectives of a single market for certain firms in the Community to be immune from the commercial benefits and burdens of being taken over or to be able artificially to create methods to defend themselves from takeovers , while firms from other member states remain vulnerable . |