Example sentences of "[verb] some [noun sg] of [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I had developed some measure of showmanship over the years , I felt it was not much use to me or anyone else while I sat in my office and let junior producers have all the fun . |
| 2 | Words and names , as we all know from everyday experience , possess magical power : naming and identifying experiences and things imposes some degree of control over them and gives at least the illusion of bringing them within our power . |
| 3 | Implicit is the idea that A has some form of control over B , or at least a strong bargaining position that enables A to score a ‘ victory ’ over B. Companies sometimes have power of this kind over suppliers , as where the company is one of only a limited number of buyers of a supplier 's goods or services , and even to an extent over governments , manifested , for example , in negotiations over subsidies or in successful attempts to dilute the content of regulation . |
| 4 | Virginia found herself desperately hoping Guy would be back at Armscott Manor , because suddenly she was possessed with a burning need to talk to him , build some kind of bridge over the chasm she 'd caused with her accusation over Farthingdales . |
| 5 | Armed with some or , very rarely , all of the above resources , presidents may achieve some degree of mastery over the American political system . |
| 6 | To hypothesize , it was as if the king of France held the earldom of Cornwall or Lancaster from the king of England , who could therefore exert some degree of control over the foreign policy and behaviour of the king of France . |
| 7 | The state was forced to assume some measure of control over distribution of food and levels of profits , and thus intervene in the market . |
| 8 | A court must be able to exercise some measure of control over the cases which are brought before it , to prevent injustice to either party and to ensure that the various issues can be fully and effectively dealt with . |
| 9 | This explains why the Commission wishes to exercise some degree of control over the freedom to subsidise . |
| 10 | The shire and hundred meetings may have been able to exercise some kind of control over this , although a king who allowed himself and his servants too much leeway would have been difficult to oppose directly . |
| 11 | During the autumn and winter keep the compost from drying out completely , which means providing some kind of protection over the plant . |
| 12 | Try to retain some sort of control over an emotional matter and expect partners to behave unpredictably and thoughtlessly . |
| 13 | And , although I was instantaneously and utterly in love with you — and quite determined that we should marry as soon as possible — I have been trying my damnedest to keep some kind of control over my emotions . ’ |
| 14 | At that moment I did have some kind of advantage over him , because I knew a little more about some things than he did . |
| 15 | Fourth , the holder of a floating charge will have some measure of control over the company even without taking any steps to enforce it . |
| 16 | You think I 'm trying to get you into bed so I can have some sort of hold over you . |
| 17 | planning applications , erm the sort of locational aspects are important , the the existing policy in the structure plan did have some sort of control over the the number of jobs , but it 's as as David Potter has said , it 's been very difficult to monitor er the level of jobs being provided , and in practice it 's been really impossible to implement that aspect of of the policy . |
| 18 | It was by such means — both ‘ feudal ’ and non-feudal — that the house of Foix-Béarn exercised some degree of control over those members of the Gascon nobility whose lordships lay outside their own domains . |
| 19 | The most important thing to understand here is that people try to re-establish some sort of control over their situation . |
| 20 | Then he seemed to get some sort of control over himself again . |
| 21 | She turned her hot face into the pillows and tried to get some sort of control over her heartbeats . |
| 22 | Hope you managed to get some sort of break over the weekend and that you 're not too behind on schedule — it 'll probably pick up later on in the shoot ! |
| 23 | However , there are things that you can do to help yourself , to help others around you , to actually get some sense of mastery over these , you know , what can be very overwhelming fears . |
| 24 | The government had been thinking about ways for the administration to maintain some degree of control over the colonies since the mid-1650s ; in 1675 Charles set up the first organization to establish any record of continuity , a sign that his possessions overseas were settling down into some sort of discernible order . |
| 25 | However , most countries still retained some degree of control over capital account transactions , mainly because the volatile nature of capital flows was thought to present potential problems for the stability of their exchange rates . |
| 26 | She wanted to have some measure of control over her own productivity — which she could exercise by walking more quickly or slowly . |
| 27 | They might see it as better to take-over their main supplier , even if it means that company losing some existing orders from competing manufacturers of food products ; * buyers may deliberately seek international suppliers , so as to maintain their choice and retain some degree of control over the prices and terms of supply . |
| 28 | For the first time , it appeared , Mrs Thatcher had some measure of command over her own Cabinet . |
| 29 | To prove that you had some sort of power over me ? ’ |
| 30 | It made her feel as if he still had some sort of claim over her , and she really hated and resented that . |