Example sentences of "[adv] be [verb] over [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This place will soon be taken over by the police and I 'll handle them . ’ |
| 2 | A secret valley that 's never been open to the public could soon be taken over by the National Trust . |
| 3 | CAO expressed disappointment that we did not seem to agree with him on this point but added that he was faced with a grave administrative problem with hundreds of thousands of German PoWs on his hands and could not bother at this time about who might or might not be turned over to the Russians and Partisans to be shot . |
| 4 | The task can not be handed over to the superstar preacher and those with ‘ the gift of persuasive oratory ’ . |
| 5 | " CAO expressed disappointment that we did not seem to agree with him on this point , but added that he was faced with a grave administrative problem with hundreds of thousands of German PoWs on his hands and could not bother at this time about who might or who might not be handed over to the Russians or Partisans to be shot . " |
| 6 | The Government confirmed that the Bill would not proceed — it fell with the dissolution of Parliament on 16 March ( unfinished legislation can not be carried over to the new parliament ) . |
| 7 | She would rather be slobbered over by the randiest male than be touched in that way by her own sex . |
| 8 | An RAF base which was due to close down will now be taken over by the Army . |