Example sentences of "he [verb] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bert Midgeley watched him disappear over the hill towards Wanswell and wished for the millionth time that Simon was still with him . |
| 2 | He had little doubt that if anything went wrong Buckmaster would let him drop over the cliff . |
| 3 | What his mate , who has never bothered much with politics , discovers about our police on the one hand and lawyers on the other , forces him to take over the activist role in this tough political thriller . |
| 4 | The Regent desired him , as proposer of the scheme , and as having already served with the Earl of Dunbar , to accompany Sir Simon Fraser down to the Earl 's camp near Berwick , there to help that man inform Dunbar of the decisions made and to assist in convincing him to take over the keepership of Berwick Castle . |
| 5 | Great-Uncle Isaac at Dummah Hill , where Father was living and working , was kin to the brothers so an arrangement was made for him to take over the land . |
| 6 | And that , he hopes , will enable him to take over the top ten ratings the Yorkshireman holds with two of the four recognised world governing bodies the WBO and WBC . |
| 7 | I wondered , watching him brood over the row of charts . |
| 8 | French law has forced him to hand over the helms of Adidas and Bernard Tapie Finance , but he said : ‘ My new post is not incompatible with the presidency of Marseille . |
| 9 | Could he use his influence with the Secretary of State for Defence to persuade him to hand over the Ministry of Defence buildings so that the money that the Scottish Office has allocated is not used to pay for them ? |
| 10 | In 1684 he turned over the retail side of his business to Francis Saunders and his partner Joseph Knight . |
| 11 | He turned over the page . |
| 12 | He turned over the facts again and again in his mind until their monotonous repetition affected him like a dull , nagging pain . |
| 13 | And he handed over the letter ( which had creased beautifully in his pocket ) with just the right note of impatient politeness . |
| 14 | He handed over the sarnies — ham and mustard in brown bread — to the usher , saying : ‘ His need is greater than mine . ’ |
| 15 | The policy of austerity and a strong franc , which he had so staunchly defended for the best part of a decade ( and which had earned him such praise abroad ) , was being blamed within France for recession and for the record level of unemployment ( it broke through the symbolic 3m mark the day he handed over the reins of government ) . |
| 16 | The Department owes a great deal to Noel Thomas and it is a measure of his success as Chairman that when at the end of the 1989 academic year he handed over the hot seat to Angus Easson , the latter 's first task was one of consolidation . |
| 17 | He handed over the keys to Angoulême and Montignac and their walls too were razed to the ground . |
| 18 | He handed over the oozing affair , wiping his fingers on his sweatshirt with ‘ Happiness is a warm pussy ’ printed across it , before holding out his palm and facing away , bored . |
| 19 | He would closet himself with a bottle of port and a cigar or pipe , read the end of the previous instalment , and then write the next , drawing his fee when he handed over the text . |
| 20 | If nothing else , he 'd want some sort of come-back if we cheated him after he handed over the money . ’ |
| 21 | Mark asked , as he handed over the fish and chips . |
| 22 | Rossini set the words of his theatre librettists happily and so , give or take a few personal quiddities , did the Italian stories , outline and the dictate the treatment , but he handed over the actual versification to Piave , Ghislanzoni , Boito and the rest . |
| 23 | The award was presented to the club by Durham CIU vice- president Bill Laverick five years ago as an annual prize and he handed over the trophy at a special ceremony at the club . |
| 24 | Although he handed over the active management of his business some time ago to his son , Bill , his keen interest in the affairs of Cessford and in the welfare of his family never flagged . |
| 25 | ‘ This hunger-striking buffoon sneaks out to eat so he can be well fed when he takes over the presidency , but he is screwed , ’ General Noriega said of his opponent . |
| 26 | Mr Major 's claim to have emerged from the shadow of his predecessor will be tested in July when he takes over the presidency of the EC for six months . |
| 27 | BILL CLINTON has given a chilling warning that Britain 's cosy relationship with the United States is heading for the big freeze when he takes over the White House . |
| 28 | It may just be that Clinton is taking advantage of the transition period until he takes over the Presidency to air some personal prejudices and satisfy the grievances of some of his supporters . |
| 29 | And so every year between Christmas Day and New Year 's Day , he takes over the kitchens at Hampton Court with his forty assistants and runs them . |
| 30 | Then the dream had shifted to show him whistling as he worked over the bins . |