Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] his [noun] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ] . |
| 2 | The Chairman welcomes Mr Pugh and thanks Mr Taylor for his efforts over the years past . |
| 3 | DEFIANT Ted Dexter last night flatly rejected calls for his resignation over the David Gower affair . |
| 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 | He said he would be considering his future with his family over the weekend and would possibly be returning to business — his last position was as chief executive of Ridgway 's Tea . |
| 6 | On 5th March a successful meeting of the Group was held in Glasgow when Mr F. J. Kennedy , Reporter to the Children 's Panel , Glasgow , gave a most interesting and inspired talk on his experience over the last few years . |
| 7 | He groaned , and shifted a little , tantalising her with the answering flicker of his tongue over the heavy swell of her breast , before he took her mouth again in a long and hungry kiss . |
| 8 | Again , Simon threw the top half of his body over the drum , sinking it with his weight . |
| 9 | It is clear that Watson spends a great deal of time wrestling with his conscience over the choice between morals and results . |
| 10 | In an action brought by the Crown in 1636 , he was accused of felling 19,320 trees reserved for shipbuilding , and of having consumed annually 300,000 loads of wood in his ironworks over the preceding seven years . |
| 11 | Though in the end his rights prevailed , the dispute had long repercussions on his control over the counts and castellans of the demesne . |
| 12 | Although I left him in no doubts about my opinion of his behaviour over the past few weeks , I was n't quite as brutal with him as I might have been . |
| 13 | He must have been well placed to advance from the re-establishment of his supremacy over the Picts in 672 to the imposition of it also on the Scots , and an opportunity may have been provided when Domangart was slain in 673 and his nephew , Máeldúin , son of Conall Crandomna , became king . |
| 14 | I could n't agree more with those who 've been praising Newsome for his performances over the Christmas games . |
| 15 | For the purposes of voting , a secured creditor may value his security and vote for the excess of his debt over the security held . |
| 16 | Is the Secretary of State aware that millions of people have been hit by the actions of his Department over the past 12 years ? |
| 17 | My insight into my own motivations in ‘ choosing ’ anorexia began when I read this statement : ‘ Addiction , obesity , starvation ( anorexia nervosa ) are political problems , not psychiatric ; each condenses and expresses a contest between the individual and some other person or persons in his environment over the control of the individual 's body . ’ |
| 18 | I wish my right hon. Friend luck in his negotiations over the common agricultural policy , but I do not believe that if it were modified , as a result of my right hon. Friend 's efforts , to suit all our needs , the British farming industry would be able to take sufficient advantage of the improved conditions if its own marketing arrangements had not also been improved . |
| 19 | I was fortunate to be able to include in addition to my own account a lecture by the former Lord Justice Devlin in which he took the fourth Appeal Court severely to task for the illogicality of its reasoning and for usurping the functions of the jury , and a chapter by Bryan Magee about his efforts over the years to try to persuade the Home Office to reopen Cooper 's case . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Before they scored , they carved a golden chance but Booker won no prize for his volley over the stand . |
| 22 | But he could not see , not flung , sprawled , on the flat of his back over the pan and his head against the cistern . |
| 23 | ‘ We think alike , you and I. ’ Putting the flat of his hand over the plans , he pushed them aside . |
| 24 | The young man 's disillusionment when it comes confirms , not only the observer 's prediction , but the superiority of his evaluation over the young man 's , although not necessarily its correctness . |
| 25 | To the author , French superiority in this respect was only one aspect of the more general superiority of his country over the other . |
| 26 | The vote on a motion tabled by the Kingswood MP , Roger Berry , opposing an ‘ independent and unaccountable European Central Bank ’ was seen as a test of Mr Smith 's leadership and control of his party over the issue of Europe . |
| 27 | Hero McCullough even went on to take the third round in his victory over the tough Cuban Joel Casamayor . |
| 28 | Placing the right leg forward , the student leans back over his left leg and drops his hands to the floor , while keeping watch on his opponent over the right shoulder . |
| 29 | And she finally ends by saying , ‘ All I can look forward to now is the toneless drone of the master 's voice and the pendulum swing of his leg over the desk . ’ |
| 30 | But he makes no secret of his pleasure over the ruling in the Guggenheim case . |