Example sentences of "[conj] [pos pn] [noun sg] over [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm well aware that my silence over Thomas now means you consider me the pits , but it does n't necessarily mean that you no longer — ’ |
| 2 | He was arguably the most powerful man in England after the king and his influence over Edward IV , whether employed on his own behalf or that of others , is beyond question . |
| 3 | He was arguably the most powerful man in England after the king and his influence over Edward IV , whether employed on his own behalf or that of others , is beyond question . |
| 4 | Oswald commended himself and his men to God and his victory over Cadwallon established a new Christian king over the northern Angles . |
| 5 | The French tract , while not primarily concerned with the sea and the exercise of sea power , none the less tried to show not merely France 's equality but its superiority over England in matters maritime . |
| 6 | But his duplicity over Tara seemed a distant , minor consideration . |
| 7 | In 1814 indeed , after his triumph over Marshal Soult at Orthez , Wellington himself was made much of by the local Royalists , who greeted him as their ‘ liberator ’ and gave a great ball in his honour . |