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

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1 She wants to know whether she was judged on the piece of sculpture itself ; and if so is it not true that time alone can judge a work of art ? or was she judged on her talent ; if so , is it right that she should be judged on a part of life over which she has no control ?
2 You wrote the arrangement on a sheet of paper over dinner , and we both signed it .
3 It rested on a grant of authority over the whole country by Gregory to the first archbishop , followed by a long history of the exercise of this authority from the seventh century onwards .
4 During a debate on a vote of confidence over the government 's handing of the crisis on April 26 , Martens announced that the government intended to propose a " structural change " in the Constitution .
5 raises yet again a problem that has been before the Court of Appeal on a number of occasions over the past 10 years or so .
6 I made it clear on a number of occasions over recent years that there was , in retrospect , one change that I wish we had not made at the time , but it was one that was urged on us by right hon. Gentlemen opposite .
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