Example sentences of "of the [noun] [coord] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | The general reaction among his staff was stunned silence , then surprise at the extent of the change and suspicion over what was to come in the future . |
| 2 | They thought then that they would set out as an army and conquer the rest of the land and rule over it ; that was their mission . |
| 3 | The acidic bedrock and associated soils and extensive podsolisation and bog development , in conjunction with increasing storm frequency and human impact since about 4000 B.P. have lead to progressive impoverishment of the flora and vegetation over thousands of years resulting in the poor botanical diversity of the Outer Hebrides today . |
| 4 | He was acquitted , but not before the dockers and other waterfront workers had entered the dispute in support of the seamen and victory over the employers had been won . |
| 5 | This , as should by now be clear , is a crucial distinction in this argument , for it underpins ( along with the public/private distinction utilised by Wolfenden ) many of the conflicts and disagreements over morality and the ‘ proper ’ role of the criminal law during this post-war period . |
| 6 | The forged document , the so-called " Donation of Constantine " , which was drawn up before the mid-eighth century , when the papacy was anxious to use and control the Frankish leaders , claimed that Constantine had given his imperial palace of the Lateran and dominion over " the city of Rome and all the places , cities and provinces of Italy and the West " to Pope Sylvester , handing the pope his imperial insignia and symbols — the lance , sceptre , orb , imperial standards , purple-scarlet mantle , imperial pallium and tunic . |
| 7 | Details of the share capital of the Company and options over ordinary shares of the Company granted under various employee share option schemes are set out on page 50 . |
| 8 | There is general agreement between leaders of the LDP and business over the need to reduce state spending so that taxes can be lowered to allow private initiative to flourish . |
| 9 | Ordinary people are far more concerned , say those who brush aside ‘ Iraqgate ’ , with the state of the economy and concern over their jobs . |
| 10 | It had rained heavily during the night — a sudden downpour which had filled the gutters and drains which supplied the city 's water catchment system — so that when dawn broke it could be seen that many of the drapes and festoons over archways and down the faces of stands and platforms had been torn from the frames by the weight of the water which had soaked them . |