Example sentences of "[noun sg] of his [noun] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Again , Simon threw the top half of his body over the drum , sinking it with his weight . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | For the purposes of voting , a secured creditor may value his security and vote for the excess of his debt over the security held . |
| 6 | But he could not see , not flung , sprawled , on the flat of his back over the pan and his head against the cistern . |
| 7 | ‘ We think alike , you and I. ’ Putting the flat of his hand over the plans , he pushed them aside . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | To the author , French superiority in this respect was only one aspect of the more general superiority of his country over the other . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | But he makes no secret of his pleasure over the ruling in the Guggenheim case . |
| 13 | Dostoevsky set great store by this chapter which marks the acutest phase of his tribulations over The Possessed , because his editor Katkov refused to print it . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |