Example sentences of "in a [noun] of [noun] over " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But underneath all the tough-talking , cryptic statements and pipe-lighting that allows him time to carefully think out his replies , there is another Bill Morrison , a schoolboy at heart , who is happiest sitting in the stands at Lord 's or Twickenham swapping cricketing and rugby stories , who idolises sporting heroes like cricketers Denis Compton and Gary Sobers , four-minute miler Roger Bannister , and former rugby international Gerald Davies , and who is in a fever of excitement over the arrival of his new MG RV8 , a ‘ reincarnation of the old MGB ’ , only ‘ more powerful , more comfortable ( I hope ) and certainly more costly ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ It is extremely serious when someone in a position of trust over women , to whom they go for intimate advice , education and examination , behaves in this way . |
| 3 | ( b ) The other person is at least 13 but less than 16 years of age and the actor is a member of the same household as the victim , the actor is related to the victim by blood or affinity to the fourth degree to the victim , or the actor is in a position of authority over the victim and used this authority to coerce the victim to submit . |
| 4 | ( b ) That other person is at least 13 but less than 16 years of age and the actor is a member of the same household as the victim , or is related by blood or affinity to the fourth degree to the victim , or is in a position of authority over the victim and the actor used this authority to coerce the victim to submit . |
| 5 | This places men generally in a position of power over women , whether at home , at work or through the political , social and economic systems and institutions which govern our lives . |
| 6 | Chairman David Campbell said : ‘ We 're still in a state of shock over this development . |
| 7 | Chairman David Campbell said : ‘ We 're still in a state of shock over this development . |
| 8 | This is the latest in a series of conflicts over the Baltic environment , including an escape of effluent from the chemicals complex on the river Dvina which poisoned large numbers of fish . |
| 9 | This weekend 's meeting is the latest in a series of conferences over the past two weeks during which ministers , their advisers , vice-chancellors , polytechnic directors and senior officials have been thrashing out strategies for expanding the higher education system . |
| 10 | Phonocentricism consists in a privileging of speech over writing . |
| 11 | Will he listen to the pleas of those who have occupied the Waterloo ambulance station , using it for 70 homeless people who in a blaze of publicity over Christmas were helped by the Government ? |
| 12 | What I was going to say yeah I 've been involved in a lot of videos over recent years and erm central er and there 's a freelance budget which a caravan for central they usually charge about three or four thousand pounds depending on how long the video is |
| 13 | Discussions of local government reorganisation in Wales were not conducted in an atmosphere of concern over population growth — quite the contrary . |