Example sentences of "[noun] have a [adj] [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | N C V O has a proud record over the years , of developing and promoting new initiatives , to meet new needs , and to fill gaps in voluntary sector initiatives . |
| 2 | As the subject of historical studies , and the heroine of romantic fiction , Mary Queen of Scots has a massive lead over all other earthly Maries , only the Virgin scoring more heavily — as even the most cursory glance at the British Library Catalogue of Printed Books makes clear . |
| 3 | In a re-run of their 1992 inaugural golf match XEU Control/Commercial had a narrow victory over Andersen Consulting to square the series . |
| 4 | Three times winners Corals of Crosby had a 3–1 win over Cherryfield of Kirkby with Ronnie Croston clinching the match in the deciding fourth frame with a break of 38 . |
| 5 | Three times winners Corals of Crosby had a 3–1 win over Cherryfield of Kirkby , with Ronnie Croston clinching the match in the deciding fourth frame with a break of 38 , while Gary Smith of Civic had the best session break with a 39 . |
| 6 | Some animals have a red spot over the eye giving them good protection from sunburn and eye cancer in warmer climates , and the mossy , curly coat , which gives such good insulation in temperate regions , is replaced by a smooth coat in hotter parts of the world . |
| 7 | The girl had a black balaclava over her head , and her hands were handcuffed in front of her . |
| 8 | HO HO HE HE — what a night last night — i switched between Galatasaray — Scum and Norwich — Bayern Munchen on the telly ( yeah — i have cable and german channel RTL showed three matches in a row involving german teams , Scum vs G. was shown on a norw. commercial channel — Scum have a great following over here and i guess they would show Scum because the thought Scum would make it … ) |
| 9 | You know Mason Colley has a powerful hold over us all . |
| 10 | They resemble actin filaments found in other contractile cells such as muscle , and platelet actin has a 100-fold excess over platelet myosin ( Pollard , 1975 ) . |
| 11 | Gary 's four were outbowled by the Provincial four skipped by Eamon McCann ( 26–14 ) , while Noel Graham had a 24–13 win over Gary McCloy ; Andrew Hughes beat Colm McHugh ( 20–15 ) and Keith Taylor won 20–12 . |
| 12 | His house on the hill had a magnificent view over the bay . |
| 13 | With the other top teams not in action , Brightsiders have a one-point advantage over Edinburgh Burger Kings . |
| 14 | Governments have a direct influence over the process of national income determination through their control over the flows of public expenditure G and taxation T . |
| 15 | It was accepted that , notwithstanding the absence of a fiat , this court has a supervisory jurisdiction over the exercise of a coroner 's duties pursuant to its powers under section 33(2) ( b ) of the Act of 1988 : see In re Rapier , decd . |
| 16 | In the case of an arbitrator , the court has a supervisory jurisdiction over his conduct of the reference . |
| 17 | One wing has a serrated surface like a file , and the other has a sharp edge over which the file is scraped . |
| 18 | As production increased farmers had a growing surplus over their household requirements and sold an increasing proportion of their crop , reaching 60 per cent in 1985 and in 1988 , and accounting for half of the national marketed production . |
| 19 | Les Steel had a convincing win over Dierdre Sanders but Roy Bennett made it more difficult , beating Jim Power by a single imp . |
| 20 | From there the visitor has a thrilling view over the entire alpine range , taking in Germany 's Zugspitze , Austria 's Weisse Kugel , Italy 's Monte Disgrazia and Switzerland 's celebrated Jungfrau . |
| 21 | ‘ The Italian League season has a three-week break over Christmas and he should be able to come back after that . |
| 22 | He added ‘ The way we see the client-server and distributed data processing market leads us to believe that Unix has a clear advantage over any other operating system . ’ |
| 23 | The latest victims are Allan Ludman and Nicholas Coch , whose Physical Geology has a slight edge over its competitors in that it includes a series of rather handsome colour plates . |
| 24 | Ms Campbell has a good lead over Mr Charest in delegates who have declared their commitment , but is well short of the 1,900 needed for a first-ballot win . |
| 25 | BASW general secretary David Jones says the government has a legal problem over the Act 's interpretation . |
| 26 | Although he believes the Labour vote is firmer than that of the Conservatives , the cautious conclusion in his camp is that , in the range of possibilities , a Labour majority government has a slight edge over Labour as the largest party in a hung parliament . |
| 27 | Jaywick E had a 7–3 victory over Windsor Phoenix , Isabel Barton and Tracey Harrison sharing an excellent doubles win in this match . |
| 28 | Hickson and Jacques severed direct contact with each other ; Shearman and Pateman had a major disagreement over a question of loyalty to the WEA , and the two new university resident tutors were not informed of the proposed developments nor invited to comment on the proposals which might affect Essex and Norfolk . |
| 29 | Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton had a handy lead over Jerry Brown in weekend party caucuses in Virginia . |
| 30 | Five years ago , Mrs Thatcher had a commanding lead over Mr Kinnock as the person who ‘ would make the best Prime Minister ’ . |