Example sentences of "[adj] [n mass] [prep] [noun sg] over [art] " in BNC.

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1 If the flat only has one entrance/exit ( which it will because it is not on the ground floor ) , it should have a fire escape , or some means of escape over a balcony or roof .
2 In fact , the courts have progressively narrowed this species of manslaughter over the last century or so : there was a time when the mere commission of a tort or civil wrong sufficed as the ‘ unlawful act ’ , and when there was no additional requirement of ‘ dangerousness ’ to be satisfied .
3 Unless working-class children are given linguistic means of control over the disciplines of the curriculum , and situations in the outside world , they are unlikely to stand much chance of being upwardly mobile .
4 The 14 Felixstowe club members averaged 14 oz per man over the two legs to the average of four and half oz for the six Clacton members to take the cup .
5 The need for properly enforceable means of control over the supervision and maintenance of reservoirs becomes increasingly urgent . ’
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