Example sentences of "for his [noun sg] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is widespread admiration for the Secretary of State 's persistence in tackling paramilitary terrorism and for his patience over the political talks . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Before they scored , they carved a golden chance but Booker won no prize for his volley over the stand . |
| 4 | ‘ 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 . |
| 5 | DEFIANT Ted Dexter last night flatly rejected calls for his resignation over the David Gower affair . |
| 6 | 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 . ] . |
| 7 | 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 . |