Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [noun sg] over a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 For instance , I was one of several born in Ipswich you see , and I had advantage over a lot of men who were released from the Guards to come here .
2 However , all these policies specifically exclude loss or damage caused by agricultural or industrial operations or any gradually operating cause , e.g. an oil heater which emits smoke over a period of time causing decoration to become discoloured .
3 Once a year , usually in September , the BKA holds its convention and A.G.M. which takes place over a weekend .
4 Centrepiece of the design is the tall , rectangular flat diaphragm , which , produces all the treble information , and the midband area above 200Hz ( in fact there 's a slow handover which takes place over a matter of octaves ) .
5 By a two-to-one vote , a good teacher is seen as someone who has control over a class .
6 ‘ It 's like these people who commit suicide over a song .
7 ‘ We all used to talk about guaranteed prices and we had stability over a period of 50 years .
8 The main advantage of panels is that they provide feedback over a period of time , which increases the reliability of their responses compared with people who may have been stopped for a brief interview outside their local supermarket , for example .
9 He established territory over a cave roof in the middle of the tank and proceeded to carry out a reign of terror that had the other residents hugging the ends of the tank in various stages of nervous collapse .
10 But the change was n't radical , it took place over a period of er I would suggest er maybe about six or seven years .
11 It reached agreement over a number of issues including selection procedure and the team 's uniform , flag and song .
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