Example sentences of "[was/were] [adv] [vb pp] over in " in BNC.
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| 1 | The logic of such a development was that previous allegiances to Nizan were necessarily passed over in silence . |
| 2 | Voices were suddenly raised over in the crowd and people began scattering to the edges of the area , clearing the centre and falling silent . |
| 3 | Female graduates facing ever-increasing competition were often passed over in favour of their male classmates even when they possessed better qualifications . |
| 4 | There was enough left over in the 5lb bag to give most of the plot another top dressing last month . |
| 5 | A petition signed by 1,000,000 Argentinians was also handed over in October to the then Interior Minister , Eduardo Bauzá , demanding that soldiers should face punishment for their crimes . |
| 6 | I was nearly run over in New Palace Yard after the vote by the surge of Jaguars roaring out of the carpark and off to the country for the weekend . |