Example sentences of "[noun sg] of the [noun pl] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1986 , he destroyed at a single stroke the stranglehold of the unions over the British newspaper industry by removing his operation overnight to non-union Wapping . |
| 2 | We had ample occupation watching the play of the clouds over the sides of the hills , and the bits of rugged moor and moss and flowing stream that enlivened the way ; but at a turning within some three miles of the inn of Kinlochewe , as we were about to pass the east-going mail gig with its complement of travellers , our driver jerked the horses into a ditch , which upset our machine and broke one of the springs . |
| 3 | But they had no doubt about the emotional hold of the miners over the Labour movement . |
| 4 | ‘ The gigantic power and influence of the ovaries over the whole animal economy of woman ’ , as Dr Bliss put it in 1870 , meant that women 's constitutions were believed to be inherently unstable throughout the life cycle . |
| 5 | A WAR of words erupted today after Stena Sealink claimed victory in the three-way battle of the waves over the critical summer peak period . |
| 6 | First , the adoption of lightweight construction for new partition walls and the structure of the upper floor , although kind to the integrity of the original building fabric , has led to excessive sound transmission between rooms , a condition which is exacerbated by the inversion of the normal domestic arrangement — ie , the siting of the living-rooms over the bedrooms . |
| 7 | ‘ And we dropped the rest of the weapons over the side into the sea before leaving the ship . |
| 8 | Pupils of the town 's Philip Morant School will plant the rest of the trees over the next few months on the proposed Gosbecks Archaeological Park near the school . |
| 9 | In practice this might require constant supervision of the patients over the course of several weeks . |
| 10 | This fact is reflected in Greek myth , which commemorates the victory of the Olympians over the Titans . |
| 11 | It was inspired by the victory of the Poles over the Turks in Bessarabia in 1621 and sings of the heroism of the Slavs in their long fight against the infidels . |
| 12 | Mrs McHugh said her work for reconciliation would continue : ‘ It 's good to see ordinary people come out today , especially in the wake of the bombings over the last few days . |
| 13 | Just a wringing of the hands over the ferment which is developing in Europe . ’ |
| 14 | With the dispersal of the children over the country it was vital for the RCM to decentralise its activities . |
| 15 | The deputation told the story of the harassment of the Blacks over the months and emphasised the various indications that the government 's undercover organisations were responsible . |
| 16 | Croll failed in arithmetic but as it was acknowledged by Lord Kelvin that he had calculated the precession of the equinoxes over the last 10 million years , his mathematical ability was accepted . |
| 17 | Commenting on its figures ( see page seven ) , Datapoint Corp says that the decline in revenue as of January 30 was down mainly to unfavourable foreign currency translations and an interruption of the French subsidiary 's operations following a fire in its leased warehouse — but there are some bulls of the shares around these days : analyst Howard Harlow of New York 's Whale Securities sees a major turnaround and a doubling in value of the shares over the next 12 months ; he sees earnings of $0.60 a share in 1993 followed by $1.20 a share in 1994 . |