Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [pers pn] over [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I left my GP — he was passing me over to a surgeon — and he shook my hand and wished me luck — that in itself was a bad sign — neither the truth nor the meaning had really sunk in . |
| 2 | I did n't have to pay any more and I did n't , and I was passing it over to Steve . |
| 3 | The only thing on our minds was getting it over with . |
| 4 | Those moments did not last for long , however , because she was soon hearing again his silky , and infuriating , declaration that he was taking her over as his girlfriend . |
| 5 | Erm so he ju he was taking it over for a couple of weeks . |
| 6 | For a brief moment later , he had picked her bodily up in his arms , and , as if she weighed less than nothing , was carrying her over to the bed . |
| 7 | The start of the second half promised an exciting come back after Whelan scored , but it was n't to be : Leeds ' play became increasingly frenetic and desperate , and Sunderland players kept going over like someone in the crowd was working them over with a machine gun . |