Example sentences of "[vb past] [vb pp] [art] [noun] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we 'd had a boom economy over the last five years , the Stock Exchange would never have thought of phasing out the USM . ’ |
| 2 | The Duke told him he had given the trees priority over the house because they took longer to become established , but Kalm drily commented in his diary that his wealth was such that he could have built ‘ a most handsome castle in one year or less ’ . |
| 3 | Sharif , 41 , was backed by the coalition Islamic Democratic Alliance ( IDA ) , which had won a landslide victory over the Pakistan People 's Party ( PPP ) in the general election held in October [ see pp. 37763-64 ] . |
| 4 | But the fact that he had won a signal victory over the headmaster on Monday night made him reluctant to pit himself against him again so soon . |
| 5 | New Scientist noted the dangers from Colorado beetle and said that British Rail scientists had won the railbus war over another story that said ‘ Go-ahead for space platform ’ , causing unfounded optimism in commuters . |
| 6 | Odd that he had n't noticed how long the fingers were or with what apparent gentleness they had taped the plastic bags over the girl 's hand to preserve , as he had tonelessly explained , conscientious in his role of instructor , any evidence under the fingernails . |
| 7 | The thumb prick had become a finger prick over the years and was the only bit which mildly hurt . |
| 8 | Corbett felt his head and neck tense as if someone had slipped an iron helm over his hair . |
| 9 | The police had done a reasonable job of cleaning up and had put a plastic sheet over the hole in the window to keep the rain out . |
| 10 | But Caldaire managing director Mike Widmer said last night the councils had short-changed the bus company over the concessionary fare scheme since 1989 . |
| 11 | The Russian historian from Southmoor in Oxfordshire had lost a libel action over allegations relating to Lord Aldington 's role in the forced repatriation of thousands of Cossacks after the Second World War . |
| 12 | To add an even more damning touch , Zhukov had draped an airforce uniform over the edge of the bed , and superimposed Vologsky 's personal insignia upon it . |