Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] [verb] over [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Long before they had passed the watershed and were looking over into the jaws of the mountains at the head of Loch Morar , young Angus felt he had strayed into a foreign country . |
| 2 | Dan Ashton had come forward , and was leaning over from the side of Smith 's desk , whispering something into his boss 's ear . |
| 3 | Morse smiled to himself , and was walking over to the door when Stratton spoke again : ‘ Can I ask you a favour ? ’ |
| 4 | The rushing sound of the water finally subsided and was taken over by the hiss of the cistern refilling . |
| 5 | The easternmost area of the site covers 144 acres , includes one of the water basins and the locks , and was taken over by the Medway Ports Authority ( ‘ the ports authority ’ ) . |
| 6 | It had a capacity of 20,000 tons in timber silos and was taken over by the Commissioners in 1906 . |
| 7 | Then , from a scrum in midfield , No. 8 Ainslie fed Edward Gander who was tap tackled by the fullback , but Lee swooped on the loose ball and was driven over by the pack . |