Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [pos pn] [noun sg] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a review of its work over the first ten years , its chairman , Lord Justice Sellers , claimed that the two institutions ‘ worked side by side in complete harmony and with some mutual assistance ’ . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Many of these have adopted as a major part of their strategy over the last two years campaigns to attract bidders for Channel 5 franchises to locate in their cities . |
| 4 | Stage 2 is aimed at the people who have worked on their business idea with the help of their counsellor over the summer . |
| 5 | Again , Simon threw the top half of his body over the drum , sinking it with his weight . |
| 6 | With a growled exclamation against her lips he tightened one hand in the silky blonde strands , and slid the other down to trace lightly the hollow at the base of her throat , then lower to skim the striped silk of her blouse over the swell of her breasts , an expert , fleeting exploration which drew a gasp of reaction from her yet left her taut and shivering in frustrated anger … |
| 7 | In the unlikely event of an alternative Administration being returned to power and seeking to get talks started , on the basis of my experience over the past two years I wish the hon. Gentleman well . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | If you do your searches during the evening when the crowds have departed you will be able to sweep the head of your detector over the very spots where people dropped their cash . |
| 11 | Chinese leaders reportedly told Anh that they fully supported the outcome of the congress , which had stressed the maintenance of the party 's hold on political power whilst approving further loosening of its control over the economy . |
| 12 | For the purposes of voting , a secured creditor may value his security and vote for the excess of his debt over the security held . |
| 13 | Brothers Walter and Franco and sister Marilisa have steadily improved the quality of their wine over the years . |
| 14 | But he could not see , not flung , sprawled , on the flat of his back over the pan and his head against the cistern . |
| 15 | ‘ We think alike , you and I. ’ Putting the flat of his hand over the plans , he pushed them aside . |
| 16 | Even so , it offers no guarantee of an early end to the month-old blockade of Armenia by Azerbaijan , an extension of their feud over the region of Nagorny Karabakh . |
| 17 | By this time I was becoming a little dissatisfied with the imprinting set-up that had become the stock in trade of my lab over the past few years , and I planned to try using an alternative form of learning in the chick . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | To the author , French superiority in this respect was only one aspect of the more general superiority of his country over the other . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . ’ |
| 22 | But he makes no secret of his pleasure over the ruling in the Guggenheim case . |
| 23 | The companies view this effort as working towards the success of their co-operation over the Precision Architecture RISC chip and a better range of distributed applications services and tools for their customers in a client-server environment . |
| 24 | Ralph and Denise Bulger tell the world of their joy over the prospect of a new baby in a magazine interview published this morning . |
| 25 | A very important aspect of our work over the last nine months has been the development of the new general SVQs . |
| 26 | The next day there was further good news when McLaren went to Paris for the hearing of their appeal over the Spanish race . |
| 27 | Assertion of her supremacy over the other members of the politburo was an essential step to confirming her position as heir-apparent . |
| 28 | In negotiations with management , union officials may feel compelled to resort to the threat of industrial action ( a strike , ‘ blacking ’ certain work practices , a work-to-rule or go-slow etc — to use resource power in the form of their control over the labour force , ie. the support of their members ) . |
| 29 | Clinton 's reign as world champion has been blemished by controversy because of the debate over the validity of his win over the Mexican , Isidro Perez , to win his title and the verdict given the Scot after his first defence against Danny Porter , from London . |
| 30 | The same legislation which stripped the pope of his control over the English church gave a range of new powers to Henry , authorizing him to reform the church , supervise canon law , lay down doctrine , and conduct visitations of monastic houses . |