Example sentences of "when [pron] [vb -s] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still , people often do it without thinking , especially in a fight when everyone falls over and starts rolling about on the ground . |
| 2 | That you 've got to have it written down somewhere for when someone takes over . |
| 3 | ‘ Perhaps you will tell it to Mary when she comes over , without adding the — unimproving tailpiece . ’ |
| 4 | Everyone is aware of the sensation experienced in a lift as it starts to descend , and in a car when it goes over a humped-back bridge . |
| 5 | The neighbouring RAF bases at Bentwaters and Woodbridge in Suffolk , to be vacated by the U.S. Air Force next year , will not be required by the Ministry of Defence when it takes over full control of the sites . |
| 6 | The group has splashed out on a string of new programmes to be shown when it takes over from Thames next month . |
| 7 | When it takes over your life , you know , anything that happens to you is related back to food whether it 's you know , connected or not , that is when it becomes an eating problem . |
| 8 | And he , when he goes over |
| 9 | I hope it 's not them two walking on the , on the sea front when the , when he falls over . |
| 10 | ‘ This hunger-striking buffoon sneaks out to eat so he can be well fed when he takes over the presidency , but he is screwed , ’ General Noriega said of his opponent . |
| 11 | In Portugal , Sporting Lisbon gave Bobby Robson a glimpse of the task facing him when he takes over as manager in the summer by losing 1–0 at home to Guimaraes . |
| 12 | BILL CLINTON has given a chilling warning that Britain 's cosy relationship with the United States is heading for the big freeze when he takes over the White House . |
| 13 | Er , it 's like , it 's like the foreman on the shopfloor for some reason , there 's a er , in the systems or whatever , er , the warehouseman er , the night porter er , when he takes over , he knows what he 's doing , he knows what I want , because I 've spoken to him about it , erm , he knows what items I want to leave for stock people , erm , and Sue , the checkout manager , she 'll know if I want extra people on the shopfloor because we 're quiet , or I expect it to be quiet , erm , she knows where they 've got to be , and I 'll come back and review it with her . |
| 14 | I have been an avid reader since nursery school , and so find it very difficult to understand my headmaster husband when he dawdles over anything except travel brochures and restaurant menus ! |
| 15 | Canes which support tall plants should have a cover over the exposed end , so that they are clearly visible and do not risk poking the patient in the eye when he bends over , or if he slips . |
| 16 | Every golfer in the world experiences that awful feeling of helplessness when he stands over a putt and knows that he has not the slightest chance of getting the ball near the hole , let alone into it . |
| 17 | Your so nice to him when he comes over , nice . |