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 .
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