Example sentences of "for [noun pl] [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | But ref Snoddy , with vast experience of World Cup and European football , insisted : ‘ It has never been the custom for referees to be paid their expenses in cash — or for clubs to hand over the money . ’ |
| 2 | We used to sit in the garden for hours going over her various plans to get married . |
| 3 | The same is true of the Marques de Pombal , who for over a quarter of a century ( 1750–77 ) was virtual ruler of Portugal as all-powerful chief minister of King Joseph I. His efforts to revive the country 's economic life and challenge the dominance which British merchants had for decades wielded over its foreign trade , his ferocious repression of noble opposition , his brutal expulsion of the Jesuits in 1767 ( see p. 454 ) , show a far more truly radical attitude to tradition and established interests than Frederick II displayed . |
| 4 | Not valid for guests staying over a Friday or Saturday night . |
| 5 | Cover for credits extended over more than two years , however , stayed with the ECGD , and manufacturers involved in project business claim their insurance costs have sometimes doubled . |
| 6 | His reptilian feet , with their three splayed claws , ripped chunks from the tarmac and left more enigmatic impressions for scholars to wonder over later . |
| 7 | Somehow he could n't imagine people like Grimma and Dorcas sitting in holes , waiting for humans to take over . |
| 8 | By contrast , in areas with a growing specialisation in cereal production there was a lessening of the demand for women workers , which was accentuated by a growing tendency for men to take over harvest work . |
| 9 | So tell me , or I will arrange for others to take over the questioning . ’ |
| 10 | Similarly , the buyer will wish to know whether there are rights for services to pass over neighbouring land . |
| 11 | There is usually a formal system of discounts , for advertisers spending over a certain level with the station , and perhaps even for early booking , and whenever a station has time to sell which it fears it might fail to dispose of it is possible for the buyer to negotiate on the price . |