Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] [noun] over his " in BNC.

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1 Alexander 's mind shifted from conflict over his intentions to certainty that The Yellow Chair was what he was writing .
2 S.J. Snooke of South Africa , who led his side to defeat against England over his 29th birthday , Feb. 1 , 1910 , was the first overseas player to be able to offer birthday cake at the tea interval , but the first captain to five himself a victory as a birthday present was the Australian H.L. Collins , whose 36th birthday fell on the fifth day of the seven-day third Test against England in January 1925 , which Australia eventually won by 11 runs .
3 All at once , though she was fighting it , she was overwhelmingly conscious of how dark and wild-looking and exciting he was , with his black hair spilling in curls over his ears and forehead , the short-sleeved T-shirt exposing the mahogany of his arms and the slim white trousers moulding the muscular lines of his legs .
4 Holding down the latest addition to the incinerator with the prongs of his rake , Morpurgo slowly turned his head to look at Harry over his left shoulder .
5 Swayne looked at Wycliffe over his glasses .
6 His eyes reflected the candles , his white hair fell like silk over his white forehead .
7 Jones landed in trouble over his commentary on a football video glorifying violence and dirty tricks .
8 Jones landed in trouble over his commentary on a football video glorifying violence .
9 Mr Major came under fire over his pledge to Euro-rebels in the Commons he will not ratify the controversial Maastricht Treaty until next year .
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