Example sentences of "[num] [noun pl] of the [noun sg] over " in BNC.

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1 The tunnel 's exit forms one of the three arches of the bridge over the Dickler at this point .
2 The housebuilding side of the business has seen a 55pc rise in sales in the first five months of the year over the start of 1992 .
3 She plucked a great hank of silk thread from the girdle of her spinsterhood ; tied one end of it to the wedding ring of her virginity and , looping the two ends of the hank over either wrist , spread her hands and invited Maggie to take the other end and wind a neat ball .
4 But the battle to take over as Labour leader will become the focus for a potentially acrimonious debate between the two wings of the party over the cause of the defeat .
5 There may be problems and differences between the two sides of the House over the way in which we plan Britain , especially as we move into the next century .
6 Among other findings , this produced five cases of young leukaemia within eight miles of the plant over the period 1979–84 , where less than one would have been expected on the basis of national rates .
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