Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun prp] a [adj] [noun sg] over " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Sit down before you go , ’ said Mrs Parker kindly ; she thought McAllister a great improvement over Bailey , so soft-spoken and pleasant .
2 A POWERFUL low drive by Nick Summerbee earned England a 1–0 win over Scotland and eased them into the final of the Under-21 tournament in Toulon last night .
3 Frank Pingel 's second half goal gave Denmark a 1–0 victory over Albania in Tirana , keeping the European champions unbeaten and one point behind the Republic of Ireland in group three .
4 First-half goals by Brian Grant and Paul Kane gave Aberdeen a 2–0 win over Motherwell .
5 AN interception try and a penalty , both in the last five minutes , earned Llanelli a narrow victory over Boroughmuir in a spectacular game in front of a 4,000 crowd at Meggetland last night .
6 Norman Pinder gave Meryl a hesitant smile over the top of his tray .
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