Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] over a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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1 | Gooseneck presided over a table of thirty , one-third of whom were female . |
2 | The Empress Maria Theresa presided over a transformation of the Habsburg hereditary territories which was the greatest achievement of its kind anywhere in Europe during this period . |
3 | On 15 November Pope Paul presided over a gathering of those in charge of running the Council . |
4 | In September 1959 , at Woods Hole on Cape Cod in Massachusetts , Professor Jerome Bruner presided over a meeting of influential scientists and afterwards wrote The Process of Education . |
5 | Directors Jim Gray and David Duff presided over a set of financial manoeuvres that bewildered even the most money minded fans . |