Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [noun sg] over [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their opposition was on religious rather than political grounds , being based on the belief that God alone had authority over the kirk and that interference with the kirk was interference with God 's wishes . |
| 2 | The white , male mechanics thus had control over the women , since the female machinists were dependent upon the men to maintain and mend their machines . |
| 3 | However , he always retained control over the issues that he regarded as most important ( which is not to say that they were necessarily the most important in an objective sense ) . |
| 4 | The statement also expressed concern over the suffering of the Somali people , and condemned Serbian action against the people of Bosnia-Hercegovina . |
| 5 | Although Namaliu suggested that disciplinary action might be taken over the " regrettable incident " , he also expressed concern over the assistance allegedly being provided to the BRA by the armed forces of the Solomons . |
| 6 | He will remember that we also had difficulty over the Tombs report when again we could not get the necessary information . |
| 7 | However , it also reflected uncertainty over the costs of reprocessing spent fuel and decommissioning nuclear plants . |
| 8 | I came inside , took a look around and then got beat over the head . |
| 9 | Considerable discussion then took place over the remainder of the report , resulting in three divisions and the wording suggested by Elcho being adopted in every case . |
| 10 | It appears that human preoccupations and concerns once again took precedence over the interests of non-human animals . |
| 11 | On the other hand , I have seen some country- made chairs where the ‘ rule of thumb ’ definitely took precedence over the ruler , and no two angles seem to be the same . |