Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] in [noun sg] over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | To illustrate the problem , and explain why he saw the whole business in gladiatorial terms as a contest resulting in victory over a subdued female Nature , one that became the opposite of what it seemed , docile and yielding instead of cold and repelling , he invoked the example of Shakespeare . |
| 2 | As the plane hangs in darkness over a net of lights far below , Kate looks in amazement at her new sandals and the label on her hand luggage . |
| 3 | He wheeled round , and dimly Merrill registered lean height immaculate in dark blue ; then , at closer range , a taut design of no-nonsense features , dark eyebrows drawn in impatience over a straight , imperious nose . |
| 4 | AT LEAST 150 people were feared dead last night after an Israeli jet exploded in mid-air over a city suburb . |
| 5 | FIREBALL : A cargo-carrying jumbo jet exploded in mid-air over a densely-populated suburb of Amsterdam and smashed into apartment blocks |