Example sentences of "when [noun] [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was just beginning to stop sweating when Jan leaned over and whispered : ‘ Why did n't you tell me he was a nancy boy , dear ? |
| 2 | When Roe took over at Coniston he inherited the old eighteenth century workings which had been taken down on the Bonsor Vein , in one place , at least , as deep as the old hand chiselled " stollen " Cobbler 's Level . |
| 3 | But when Nicandra looked over her shoulder Maman was not watching her . |
| 4 | When Adenauer took over domestic administration from the occupying forces in 1949 , an estimated seven million of those found themselves in the new Republic . |
| 5 | When Thorneycroft took over in July 1962 , the Defence Votes were under pressure again , and pruning was once more the order of the day . |
| 6 | Its smaller rival , piper , agreed to a joint-venture , and for a while enjoyed Cessna 's position , before being displaced when Embraer took over complete control . |
| 7 | When Bernice glanced over her shoulder , he averted his eyes and took a consuming interest in the door hinges . |
| 8 | When waves crash over the reef , the fish swims into a crevice , sticks up its bony trigger and locks itself in place so firmly that neither ocean currents , hungry predators nor inquisitive skin divers can extract it . |
| 9 | Do you not remember that when Labour took over |
| 10 | You do in fact remember as c Councillor has said , that when Labour took over and schools were given the chance to change their minds and withdraw at least to change y to change the decision and withdraw from immediate L M S , then half of the schools chose to delay it 's introduction . |
| 11 | But in a sense I mean I can erm I mean I agree with everything you 've said , erm but er when Murdoch took over the Sun I mean the Sun was selling , at one point was selling about four million copies which is |
| 12 | Confusion also arose when schools took over administrative functions which traditionally had been located in LEAs . |
| 13 | ParcPlace Systems has got itself a new president and CEO ; Bill Lyons , former Ashton-Tate chairman and CEO who left when Borland took over . |
| 14 | The research will investigate the extent to which such claims are true , and what actually changes when management takes over . |
| 15 | He was just inserting the roach when Fergus rolled over to him and held the shotgun out to him . |
| 16 | they could only snatch a few minutes together from time to time , usually when Daddy came over to Low Fields to look after the cattle , or during the haytiming . |
| 17 | They are bitter that when Dupont took over the workers were not told the true situation . |
| 18 | When Mussolini took over in Italy , Anna decided that it was her duty to make her protest on Italian soil as an Italian citizen ( a not too vulnerable one for the time being , but she tried her best ) . |
| 19 | Said a pal : ‘ It 's heartbreaking when families fight over money . ’ |
| 20 | Hong Kong Special Report : Portugal takes a stand and Macao celebrates a passport to security : Unlike Britain , Portugal offers a guaranteed home to many of the citizens of its enclave in the Pearl River delta when China takes over in 1999 . |
| 21 | What will happen when China takes over hardly bears thinking about , for that country 's record on conservation is not particularly promising . |
| 22 | And there is little to suggest that it will improve when China takes over . |
| 23 | When Laddie kicked over a bucket of mash , she said , ‘ You bloody silly donkey . ' ’ |
| 24 | When Gockley took over in 1972 , the HGO charted a new and more interesting course . |
| 25 | When Jinny went over with a bowl of water to wash her udder , she stirred restlessly , flicking her tail . |
| 26 | If the Foreign Secretary is still here — which I doubt — when Britain takes over the presidency of the European Community , will he insist that some race legislation is passed in the European Community to protect black and minority ethnic citizens when they move around Europe ? |
| 27 | ‘ I think characters change when love takes over . |
| 28 | I admit it is uncomfortable when buses go over these road humps so I think they should n't put them in . ’ |
| 29 | Rovers opened the scoring when Newlove went over and they increased the lead with a Fox goal . |
| 30 | Even I was terrified the first time it happened , when Art rolled over to our table , gave Tod a kind of rabbit punch that almost broke his neck , and said , incredibly loudly , |