Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] be [verb] over by " in BNC.
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| 1 | A secret valley that 's never been open to the public could soon be taken over by the National Trust . |
| 2 | She would rather be slobbered over by the randiest male than be touched in that way by her own sex . |
| 3 | Student Vivienne Wilson , 18 , from Purley , Surrey , said she would never be won over by a salesman — but a President would be another matter . |
| 4 | This place will soon be taken over by the police and I 'll handle them . ’ |
| 5 | The Benson and Hedges cricket competition will then be no more ; the increasingly national rugby league competition will probably be taken over by a beer , cola , telecommunications , or insurance sponsor . |
| 6 | An RAF base which was due to close down will now be taken over by the Army . |
| 7 | Consequently the chapter is for the benefit of those with a critical interest in homoeopathy and may conveniently be glossed over by those with a less scientific turn of mind . |
| 8 | The extent to which control has moved out of the hands of the local authorities can be seen in Figure 6.7 , where an asterisk ( * ) indicates a power traditionally held by the LEA which can now be taken over by schools which ‘ opt out ’ ; a dagger ( t ) indicates new powers which central government has taken on since 1979 , often transferred from the LEA ; and a double dagger ( 1– ) in the parents or governors column indicates new duties and rights they have received since 1979 . |