Example sentences of "[to-vb] a [noun sg] of [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The modern way is to meet a group of patients over a party-type meal and discuss how to cope with the problems that may arise . |
| 2 | Southend United .... 3 Tottenham Hotspur .. 2 ( aet ; score at 90 min 3-2 ; agg 3-3 ; Tottenham win on away goals ) TOTTENHAM ended last night playing party tricks to waste time at Roots Hall , but it had taken them nearly two hours to establish a semblance of control over Southend in a throbbing , snarling , extraordinarily eventful Littlewoods Cup second round , second leg . |
| 3 | ‘ Three of us carried you , and I was one of the three , and I had to tip a jug of water over you next morning to wake you . ’ |
| 4 | Even the French language seems to exercise a kind of ownership over the terminology of experiment . |
| 5 | It was clear that she saw the drift of his question but her answer was simple : ‘ Granny seemed to exercise a sort of spell over her sons , her husband too , I think . |
| 6 | The best we can do is to grow a covering of skin over the stump where the amputation occurred . |
| 7 | Although he did not specify the powers he had in mind , they were reported to include a right of veto over parliamentary decisions . |
| 8 | If they were both to preserve a measure of control over the wage structure in a capitalist economy and to win adequate state pensions for their members , then a retirement condition was inevitable . |
| 9 | The Party leader , Mr Jacques Chirac , said he regretted that reaction in France to events in East Germany were often cool because of the fear of difficult consequences for France , but the priority should be to support a victory of democracy over communism . |
| 10 | erm usually if it 's just one or two things people are offered the opportunity to submit a piece of work over the summer |
| 11 | I think we ought to put a bit of sellotape over that one . |
| 12 | I du n no mate , someone Nick 's house cos I wanted to put a lot of stuff over my shed cos that garage is getting a bit congested |
| 13 | Performance requirements have commonly increased , indicating countries ' determination to retain a degree of control over firms ; liberalisation does not mean laissez-faire . |
| 14 | Cutaways are a great help when you are trying to build a sequence of events over which you have little or no control . |
| 15 | To prevent this happening , it is useful to spread a layer of sand over the floor of the pool and along the marginal shelves to act as a cushion . |
| 16 | An announcement by the council , dissociating itself from the comments and stressing its anti-racist policy , failed to quell a storm of protest over Mr McNeill 's remarks . |
| 17 | In fact , if you have a cold greenhouse or well-lit shed , I think there is a good case for removing all containerised aquatic plants and overwintering them in trays just deep enough to allow an inch of water over the compost in the pots . |
| 18 | But labour has consequences for consciousness in that rules for instrumental action are developed which enable the subject to have a measure of control over nature through the use of tools . |
| 19 | Unions are hoping it could persuade one company to have a change of heart over plans for a pay freeze for some of it 's workers . |
| 20 | We will then look at some coping strategies such as muscle relaxation , breathing exercises , distraction techniques , and positive self-talk , which will help you to develop a sense of control over your symptoms . |
| 21 | Wales Youth aim to complete a hat-trick of victories over England Colts when they meet at Brecon today . |
| 22 | The small party — Peter Young by now had about half the men he had brought from Maaloy — opened fire on the warehouse , the Colonel having already emptied his revolver in firing at a sniper 's window , and they kept the German from the window long enough for George Herbert to splash a bucket of petrol over the wooden walls . |
| 23 | But they too are a consequence of the localised states , which enable the system to tolerate a range of V over which EF is separated from delocalised states . |
| 24 | While force and the means of destruction are primarily physical realities , the path to their deployment in the manner we now fear is through the emotions and decisions of beings who are able to achieve a measure of control over their actions . |
| 25 | This work is grounded in the view that this kind of awareness on the part of children as writers enables them to gain a degree of control over their imagination ( see Rowland , The Enquiring Classroom , 1984 and ‘ Responding to Children 's Interests ’ , 1986 ) . |