Example sentences of "of [noun pl] over [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly , a child who has been receiving some form of individual help from a clinician , teacher or parent , might be expected to show the effects of that treatment and a comparison of changes over time on the basis of formal assessments would be an appropriate way of obtaining relevant information . |
| 2 | In the chapter on evolution , Stuart rightly stresses the importance of a good stratigraphic and geographic record for studies of changes over time between species . |
| 3 | It can be seen that there is a wide range of statutory and semi-public bodies exercising a variety of controls over development in particular areas of the countryside . |
| 4 | The huge loss of dollars under ‘ other transactions ’ in 1947 reflects the short-lived abolition of controls over access to dollars in that year . |
| 5 | It will be noticed that the personal sector has a surplus of receipts over expenditure of £500 million , the public sector has a deficit of £1,500 million , the external sector has a surplus amounting to £1,000 million , and the industrial and commercial sector is in balance . |
| 6 | The Prime Minister has rejected an offer of talks over peace in Northern Ireland with the Sinn Fein leader , Gerry Adams . |
| 7 | If the pond-building books fail to acknowledge Murphy 's Law , it is nowhere more evident than at the point where neat diagrams demonstrate the laying of slabs over flap of liner . |