Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun sg] ['s] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ As for my father 's influence over the boy , I do believe you 're exaggerating , Beth . |
| 2 | Police became increasingly concerned for their prisoner 's health over the weekend . |
| 3 | Demirel had previously pledged to remove President Özal from power , but on Oct. 24 , possibly influenced by the narrowness of his party 's victory over the ANAP , he declared that Özal might continue as President — an office to which he had been elected for a seven-year term in October 1989 . |
| 4 | Then I took off my little gold earrings and felt in the folds of my dress for all the money I 'd saved or stolen from my brother 's pockets over the years , and placed both the money and earrings in the palm of her hand , forcing her fingers shut around them . |
| 5 | A Bolshevik ( and , it might be argued , a Marxist ) ideology in which man 's mastery over nature is essential in the rapid development of the forces of production is central here . |
| 6 | Whatever complications arose in his lordship 's course over subsequent years , I for one will never doubt that a desire to see ‘ justice in this world ’ lay at the heart of all his actions . |
| 7 | She has achieved a great deal , and made a valuable contribution to our company 's efficiency over these last seven years . |