Example sentences of "stop it [v-ing] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem in cultivating horseradish is not so much how to make it grow well , as to curb its enthusiasm and stop it taking over the garden . |
| 2 | Then , all the weight in the world on the wing-tip would not stop it going over . |
| 3 | But you 've only got , if you w if you put chips in a basket in a chip pan if it , the fat boils up you can at least lift the chips out straight away but if you 're putting them straight into the pan there 's no hope of stopping it coming over . |
| 4 | Unless it is prodded and pulled by the government , what is to stop it rolling over into a more comfortable position ? |
| 5 | He had to press it down a couple of times to stop it falling over . |
| 6 | Put it on the floor of the car behind a front seat , wedged upright with some other shopping to stop it falling over . |