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

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1 Rodrigo strove mightily not to offend his Moorish subjects , especially in Valencia which became his base of operations over the succeeding months .
2 He slung his cloak of feathers over the staff and Scathach helped him to sit down in the slight shelter that this garment offered .
3 ‘ Simon sitting between the twins and Piggy , wiped his mouth and shoved his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy who grabbed it .
4 Then he slides his saucepan of milk over the flame .
5 Gary Wolstenholme drew on his wealth of experience over the Hoylake course to give England the all-important point which keeps them on course for a fifth title in a decade .
6 If a third party has harmed the child , therefore , the statutory criteria will only be met if a reasonable parent would have acted to prevent the harm or was unable to do so because of his lack of control over the child .
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