Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] [vb past] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Earlier that night he and a friend of Mr Patterson were thrown off the premises for fighting because Sharpe allegedly spilt beer over the other man 's girlfriend . |
| 2 | Accused persons were automatically excluded from longevity treatment , and , since the Imperial law courts often took years over a complex case , the effects of the irreversible ageing process were usually apparent . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Controversy further surrounded Cossiga over his possible involvement , as Deputy Defence Minister in the 1960s , in the organization of a secret anti-communist defence force known as " Gladio " [ see p. 37875 ] . |
| 6 | Now comes a suggestion that the city also had control over land use outside its environs , not in this case in the Maya area , but in wetlands near the modern port of Veracruz , west of the Yucatan Peninsula . |
| 7 | The statement also expressed concern over the suffering of the Somali people , and condemned Serbian action against the people of Bosnia-Hercegovina . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | There was a strong moral belief in old England that evil spirits only had power over ill-gotten goods , thus explaining why ABBEY LUBBERS could only wreak havoc amongst monks once corrupt behaviour had been evidenced . |
| 10 | However , his desire for power soon took precedence over any other consideration . |