Example sentences of "for [pron] [noun sg] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | presented ( retiring Teachers ' Representative ) with a beautiful bowl of plants on behalf of all the teachers and thanked for her work over the past years . |
| 2 | Mr Justice Ian Kennedy said he wanted to know about arrangements for her supervision over the next two years . |
| 3 | When appealed to for her support over the ginger beer , Araminta had laughed . |
| 4 | He attacked the Government for its complacency over the issue and compared the time taken over the taking stock package with the quick unveiling of the Conservative proposals on the future of water and local government . |
| 5 | We thank all our customers for their support over the past year . |
| 6 | A phased package of integrated measures — ‘ GREENWAYS ’ — has been approved by the Council and the Capital Plan includes financial provision for their implementation over the next 5 years and beyond . |
| 7 | We also thank the team of dedicated workers at the Women 's Nutritional Advisory Service for their professionalism over the years , which has enabled us to collect much of the research referred to in this book . |
| 8 | There is widespread admiration for the Secretary of State 's persistence in tackling paramilitary terrorism and for his patience over the political talks . |
| 9 | Thomas 's house , which he could barely keep up , was run mostly on the income from a small chain of modern toy shops that he had built up for his wife over the years . |
| 10 | Before they scored , they carved a golden chance but Booker won no prize for his volley over the stand . |
| 11 | ‘ A despatch from our correspondent in Washington quoting a report from American Diplomatic sources in Berlin , of a meeting between Hitler and Stalin at Brest-Litovsk , carries the reasonable assumption that Stalin seeks a quid pro quo from the Führer for his compliance over the conquest of Poland . |
| 12 | DEFIANT Ted Dexter last night flatly rejected calls for his resignation over the David Gower affair . |
| 13 | Reflexions Concerning the Virtues of Tar Water ( 1744 ) , his first book , cogently argued the case for his product over the well-known medicine of George Berkeley , bishop of Cloyne [ q.v . ] . |
| 14 | To thank God for his victory over the English , William founded an Abbey — Battle Abbey — with its altar erected on the very spot where Harold fell . |
| 15 | Can I thank you for your support over the season and on behalf of everyone at Elland Road wish you a Merry Christmas and a peaceful and prosperous New Year . |
| 16 | He wrote : ‘ Thanks for your hospitality over the past few weeks and for helping me see where I have gone wrong . ’ |
| 17 | The reasons for our absence over the last month or more have been well documented in the local gutter press , and through the many acrimonious exchanges between club and supporters . |