Example sentences of "of [verb] over the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Mason climbed the spokes of the cart wheel , grunted with the exertion of climbing over the rim of the stage , and rose to his feet where the golden pavilion hid him from Gabriel 's view . |
| 2 | He was more than ever aware of the control which Burun was capable of exercising over the affairs of the Kha-Khan 's court . |
| 3 | ‘ Like you and Bud , ’ North wrote to Poindexter , ‘ I find the idea of bartering over the lives of these poor men repugnant . ’ |
| 4 | Isabel stood pressed back against the wooden panels , trying to listen for the sound of breathing over the drumming of her heart . |
| 5 | Later his doubts revived when the exiled King James was suspected of making over the Kingdom of Ireland to Louis XIV of France . |
| 6 | ‘ My style of playing over the top of the neck was just an accident . |
| 7 | Yes you just write over the top , sort of write over the top of it and it raises off |
| 8 | Women will bring little kids to the adventure playground and talk to each other instead of screaming over the walls of their backyards — oh , piss off ! ’ |
| 9 | Most of the attention , however , was focused on the nine days ahead of battling over the direction of economic reform in Russia and over a new constitution , several drafts of which have been prepared by different factions . |