Example sentences of "[noun] with a [adj] [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 31 | Realising what had happened , he dashed into the smoke-filled engine room with a wet cloth over his head and disconnected the main power cables from the batteries . |
| 32 | This has provided the tramway with a singular advantage over buses operating in the congested traffic , however the close proximity of thousands of strolling holiday-makers to the traffic , can present problems for tram drivers . |
| 33 | Systems Development captained by Paul Anderson ( need it be said — also of Technology ) , retained the Inter Branch/Department Shield with a narrow victory over George Gay 's Oddbods team . |
| 34 | Denver Broncos kept their lead in the AFC West with a 27–16 win over the New York Jets . |
| 35 | After escaping relegation from the National League on Sunday with a 1–0 win over Ealing , the management team want changes made to the club 's infrastructure over the Summer . |
| 36 | With Gilleece crashing out of third place on the last stage , Greer leapfrogged to the top of the championship table for the first time and now heads to round six in Cavan next Sunday with a 14-point advantage over the Belfast dentist . |
| 37 | With Australian collaboration , the Woomera Rocket Range was established in 1947 in the South Australian desert west of Adelaide with a telemetered track over the uninhabited heart of the continent to the Indian Ocean 1,250 miles away to the north west . |
| 38 | While Surrey took top honours during the two-day event which involved 1,000 players and 52 counties , Hertfordshire won the under-21 title with a 14–11 victory over Bedfordshire . |
| 39 | MIKE GATTING 'S Middlesex clinched their first-ever Sunday League title with a five-wicket win over Yorkshire at Uxbridge . |
| 40 | There was cause for celebration for the Centrecourt Cardinals , Basingstoke , who had their first ever win in the event with a 2–0 victory over 'Europ , a' Southampton . |
| 41 | The brindle made the trip from Roscommon to stamp his authority on the event with a 30.66 victory over the 550 yard trip . |
| 42 | Ebbw Vale rocketed into the Division Two promotion race with a 28–20 victory over Dunvant . |
| 43 | Eddie also got through in the singles with a 21–7 win over Eddie Price and Maureen Fearon , the Irish international bowler from Dungannon beat L. Hill 21–17 and then teamed up with Fra Brady to beat A and M Hoey in the mixed pairs . |
| 44 | And the junior singles went to John Nolan of Blackrock with a 21–11 win over Belmont 's Paul Daly . |
| 45 | And the junior singles went to John Nolan of Blackrock with a 21-11 win over Belmont 's Paul Daly . |
| 46 | In the second round of the HA Cup Southport caused the main shock with a 3-0 win over neighbours Formby at Birkdale . |
| 47 | In the second round of the HA Cup yesterday , Southport caused the main shock with a 3-0 win over Formby at Birkdale . |
| 48 | At the same time , many critics show notable preference for stories with a moral conclusion over those which seem to offer simple entertainment ; and any critic who looks at a book from the angle of the potential reader rather than of the book itself is in danger of being tempted by false hierarchies . |
| 49 | TERRY Murphy , ranked 138th in the world , achieved a personal best in ranking snooker tournaments by earning a place in the 32-man final phase of the £224,000 Dubai Duty Free Classic with a 5–3 victory over former world champion Joe Johnson in Blackpool . |
| 50 | James Wattana , of Thailand , followed his 6–2 defeat of Allison Fisher in Bawtry on Saturday night with a 6–2 victory over Tony Meo in Hull . |
| 51 | DERBY earned their seventh consecutive away victory last night with a convincing win over Cosenza . |
| 52 | Derry followed last Sunday 's disappointing defeat by Shelbourne at Tolka Park by restoring a measure of self belief on Thursday night with a 1–0 victory over Monaghan United in the second round of the League Cup . |
| 53 | SCOTLAND moved into joint second place in their World Cup qualifying group last night with a 3-0 win over Malta in front of 35,000 fans at Ibrox . |
| 54 | STEVE DAVIS reached the semi-finals of the £150,000 Humo European Open in Antwerp last night with a 5-1 victory over Steve Lee . |
| 55 | Meanwhile , Olympic champion Michael Carruth turned in a solid performance in Dublin last night with a 19–7 win over Ulster champion Eddie Fisher . |
| 56 | ENGLAND 's women had no problem retaining the Triple Crown when they followed the 13–2 defeat of Scotland last week with a 10–0 victory over Wales at Birmingham on Saturday . |
| 57 | BALLYMONEY progressed into the second round with a comfortable victory over Dunmurry . |
| 58 | That was two strokes better than Davis , who went into the final round with a three-stroke advantage over his great county rival . |
| 59 | Dundela made it through to the second round with a 4– win over Armoy at the weekend , but they needed extra-time to do it . |
| 60 | Rookie professional , Steve Lee , continued his purple patch with a 5-2 victory over world No10 , Steve James . |