Example sentences of "i [vb past] [to-vb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | I tried to take over the kitchen , but in this I was thwarted by my father who had his own ideas about food , and who would keep interfering and making a mess , whereas I preferred to clear away and wash up as I went along . |
| 2 | Nevertheless I arranged to drive over to Strondonald the following Saturday afternoon and join him for tea . |
| 3 | It was a reasonably clear evening and since I had already had a couple of glasses of champagne I decided to cycle over to Sally 's flat in Fulham . |
| 4 | I DECIDED to hand over a half share in my bungalow to my daughter now , and leave the other half share in my will to my grandchildren . |
| 5 | I managed to keep afloat then till , as I said we found this half a lifeboat and there was couple of fellows and er I managed to swim over to that and pull myself up on it and for there the inflatable off the standby boat came alongside , picked us up and put us on then standby boat . |
| 6 | I had to bend over , parallel to the body , to get the nail file under the nails . |
| 7 | As she did this , she told me a chant I had to say over and over again . |
| 8 | Yeah , but , I had to take over , where she left off . |
| 9 | I had to go over to them and say , I 'm sorry but we 're going to have to close for a bit . |
| 10 | Of course , I had to go over and see to them . ’ |
| 11 | Suddenly , one of the organisers called my number , I had to take off my socks and shoes as you had to do the jump in bare feet and I had to go over to get weighed again on different scales to make sure I was using the correct cord ( they were very safety conscious about every aspect of the jump ) . |
| 12 | ‘ I had to go over and get it in person . |
| 13 | No , I 've had , no I 've go , I had to go over to shit ! |
| 14 | Yeah well I could n't so I had to come over and and buy them a flipping new one ! |
| 15 | I had to pay over £1,000 to the Anne Charlton Lodge , Redcar , a home caring for Multiple Sclerosis sufferers , of which I am one . |
| 16 | ‘ I had to jump over a hedge , ’ she said , ‘ and I tore my bloomers . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ His engineer would not take over as he had had a full day 's terror , so I volunteered to take over engine control in his place . |
| 18 | I went through what I wanted to say over and over again , unable to respond to Mary 's attempts to reassure me . |
| 19 | I had much on my mind , and I wanted to ponder over my problems , real or imaginary . |