Example sentences of "be [adv] over by " in BNC.
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| 1 | It lasted , like that with Elizabeth , for over a quarter of a century , though the five meetings between us were all over by the autumn of 1947 . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't want to fuss , ’ he says , ‘ but the rocking chair is usually over by the wall , not in front of the hearth . ’ |
| 3 | The puppyhood phase is essentially over by the time the young dog is six months old . |
| 4 | The game was effectively over by the interval , with Celtic having built up a four-goal lead through Graham Nichols ( 2 ) , Kevin Messenger and Tom Shepherd . |
| 5 | It was all over by about 9pm : the ruling Barisan had scored a resounding thumping victory — 49 out of 56 seats . |
| 6 | There was a bit of a fuss because a Crewe player was flat out on the ground injured and had to be carried off afterwards , but it was all over by that point anyway , really . |
| 7 | It was all over by half-time . |
| 8 | Overall , it was a good performance and we took our chances well so that it was all over by halftime , ’ said McHale . |
| 9 | As the fighting was apparently over by the time he attended the German emperor Conrad II 's imperial coronation in Rome in March 1027 , the most likely year for Holy River therefore seems to be 1026 , or conceivably , if operations were protracted , 1025 . |
| 10 | The long struggle by popes and bishops for celibacy among the clergy was not over by Innocent 's pontificate . |
| 11 | The court held that the theft was not over by the time the lady was tied up . |
| 12 | The shop was closed as the season was virtually over by now , and , although she did n't know what plan he had up his sleeve , she did n't expect him to do more than breeze in and out . |