Example sentences of "[noun sg] have [vb pp] over from " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Was there never sign of a boat having put over from Parfois by night ? |
| 2 | ‘ Top class sport has taken over from war . |
| 3 | But perhaps the machine has taken over from the individual . |
| 4 | Whereas the bulk of athletes being attracted to this new four-pronged sport have spilled over from the more established triathlon ranks , and so have found the canoeing discipline particularly tough , Graham has the advantage of a fine record with the paddle . |
| 5 | Dorahy has taken over from fellow Aussie John Monie , the most successful coach in the club 's history . |
| 6 | Within 40 years , plastic has taken over from glass , metal and paper as the material of choice in many sectors . |
| 7 | The Norther Woodworking and DIY Exhibition has taken over from the Northern exhibition that was held annually , later in the year , in Leeds and at Calderdale . |
| 8 | In modern life astrology seems in any case to have taken over from dream interpretation as the soothsayer 's preferred technique . |
| 9 | In recent years cropping had taken over from livestock particularly on part-time farms . |
| 10 | During the first half of the 1970s all three of the most heavily urbanized regions ( South-East , North-West , West Midlands ) had population growth below the national rate , suggesting that the urban-rural dichotomy had taken over from the north-south divide as the main feature of UK population change . |
| 11 | Electricity has taken over from steam and gas , and the present output fluctuates between 3 and 5 million gallons per week . |
| 12 | By then , the fashion world had grown much bigger and name- designer ready-to-wear had taken over from couture as the focus of interest . |
| 13 | Nursing homes , student residences and preparatory schools of discreet reputation have taken over from the merchants . |
| 14 | In the Auvergne , the major agriculture/conservation conflict is clearly in the plains , especially the extensive limagne north of Clermont , where intensive cereal and crop production has taken over from a former bocage ( hedge and pasture ) landscape . |
| 15 | So once again technology had taken over from old-fashioned human intelligence . |
| 16 | Kalchu 's younger brother had come over from his neighbouring hut and the two men sat spinning , talking and looking after the small children until their wives returned . |
| 17 | Our older son had come over from San Francisco with his wife and the three children , so they were all here . |