Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [art] [noun sg] over [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Millns , who has signed a new five-year contract at Grace Road , was under scrutiny by England manager Micky Stewart during a victory over Essex before a foot injury struck him down , but he can not have done his claims much harm with 5 for 67 to make him — at that time — the country 's leading wicket-taker . |
| 2 | Equipped with Messerschmitt Bf109E fighters , the unit was composed of battle-hardened veterans who had seen much action during the fighting over England during the previous summer . |
| 3 | The shortages were primarily a consequence of a blockade by Azerbaijan — itself a result of the dispute over Nagorny-Karabakh — which had forced the closure of pipelines bringing Turkmen gas to Armenia via Azerbaijan . |
| 4 | In his confrontation with the West over Suez and his arousing of Arab nationalism to confront the intrusive Western position in the Middle East , he was spoken of as a modern-day Salah al-Din . |
| 5 | The scorers of Scotland schoolboy 's under-15 team 's goals in the win over England at Wembley on Saturday were both Rangers ' signings and Brown 's most promising players at Scotland Youth level are signed to the Ibrox club as well . |
| 6 | Cleg 's boots , a heavy weight in the basket over Hari 's arm , were mended at last . |
| 7 | There was great scepticism at the time over Mr Dalglish 's explanation for his departure . |
| 8 | So that 's where the money 's going , and we 're hoping that we make enough money in sponsorship so that the money we earn , people will know that it 's all going out to help the projects we want to , and it 's not being wasted on administration , especially after there 's been erm a bit of a debark over Sting 's money , where only 5% went to the Indians and also the Rainforest Foundation has since collapsed , so our head-office is going to be absolutely stringent about making sure that the money is spent where we 've asked it to be spent . |
| 9 | At the heart of the battle over Sunday trading is the simple straightforward issue of profit and loss . ’ |
| 10 | [ For details of the deferment of a decision over Haiti 's application for membership of CARICOM see p. 37648 . ] |
| 11 | Following a route which will be some 23 km ( 14 miles ) in length , the City Bypass commences at Glasgow Road ( A8 ) immediately west of the bridge over Edinburgh/Aberdeen railway and follows a generally south-easterly alignment terminating at its junction with the Musselburgh Bypass close to Old Craighall . |
| 12 | A weekend election in Baden-Wurttemberg , where the extremist Republican Party , led by Herr Franz Schonhuber , a former Waffen-SS officer , gained 10.9 per cent of the votes , was fought mainly on the concerns of the electorate over Germany 's generous political asylum laws . |
| 13 | However , he does use his recollection of the journey over Ratagan , his eyes filled with mountains , to reflect in the Journey generally upon the condition of remoteness as it affects human beings , and thereby touches the core of his reasons for travelling . |
| 14 | There 's been a new twist in the controversy over Lincolnshire 's flood warning sirens . |
| 15 | There was a sudden , yawning silence broken only by the slight hiss of oxygen to the mask over Mrs Thompson 's face . |
| 16 | The name was taken from the date in 1991 on which 14 people were killed by Soviet troops during the crisis over Lithuania 's demands for independence from the USSR [ see pp. 37944-45 ] . |
| 17 | And dark horses Llay will be looking to continue their steady progress of recent weeks with a win over Bersham at The Ring . |
| 18 | Regular watchers of Rugby Special will have seen Llanelli , who beat Australia earlier in the season , playing some magnificent rugby as recently as last Saturday , when Stephens scored two tries in the victory over Cardiff , who meet Ayr at Millbrae tonight . |
| 19 | It 's a rare wife indeed whose genuine reaction to betrayal is fond indulgence ( ‘ Oh , Charles , you 're such an adolescent skirt-chaser ’ ) , dignified disinterest ( ‘ Where you choose to put your thingie while zooming around the world on so-called business is , quite frankly , no concern of mine ’ ) or outward serenity , as displayed by Jane Ashdown during the furore over Paddy 's affair with his secretary . |
| 20 | Against this background the escalation of the dispute over West Irian was a welcome diversion . |
| 21 | The largest chunk of the increase over SSA is spent on funding school meals in Derbyshire because the price has not been increased for more than 10 years . |
| 22 | The senior team won the Division One championship and beat Lisnagarvey in the NIBA Senior Cup final , while the ‘ B ’ team also won the Junior Cup title with a victory over Lisnagarvey . |
| 23 | The senior team won the Division One championship and beat Lisnagarvey in the NIBA Senior Cup final , while the ‘ B ’ team also won the Junior Cup title with a victory over Lisnagarvey . |
| 24 | Thus , for example , Baldwin 's responses to questions in the House over Britain 's preparedness for war were heavily guarded . |
| 25 | These investments make war so dangerous for both sides that it would be pure madness for any government to push things to the brink over Morocco . |
| 26 | Ireland manager Jack Charlton is thought to have played a part in the delay over Keane 's announcement . |
| 27 | It was no coicidence that he and Robson played a great part in the win over Oldham that ended our lean spell . |
| 28 | When Thomas Clifford , acting for John Prince in the dispute over Gregories , approached Gloucester in the matter , he found himself dealing not only with the East Anglian , Tyrell , but with Pilkington , Tunstall and Harrington ( all northerners ) and with Kidwelly . |
| 29 | When Thomas Clifford , acting for John Prince in the dispute over Gregories , approached Gloucester in the matter , he found himself dealing not only with the East Anglian , Tyrell , but with Pilkington , Tunstall and Harrington ( all northerners ) and with Kidwelly . |
| 30 | The next instalment in the feud over Dylan , Satchel and another adopted son , 14-year-old Moses , will get a wider audience than ever when it goes back to court in December . |