Example sentences of "[noun sg] over the world " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shadows began to fall across the water from the pines on the bluff to our right , and there was peace , absolute peace over the world ; the insects stilled and the water like a mirror . |
| 2 | Beeson , the England captain , scored his first victory over the world No. 9 , Zarak Jahan Khan , with one of the finest performances of his career , and then complained about the remarks he claimed his opponent had been making during the rallies . |
| 3 | Parrott , the UK snooker champ , scored a tremendous 6-5 victory over the world champion and world No 1 to claim the first title of the season and pick up a £25,000 cheque . |
| 4 | What is more , the Spirit who has become resident in the followers of Jesus mediates to them the victory over the world which Jesus had ( 4:4 ) as they trust him for the power to overcome temptation ( 5:3,4 ) . |
| 5 | We have victory over the world , victory over the evil one , victory over circumstances and difficulties , not because we 're good , not because we 're pious , not because we read our bibles or pray , we have it by faith ! |
| 6 | In it he said that man 's control over the world — steam , explosives , atoms and space — has outrun his power over himself to use that command wisely . |
| 7 | In this way a handful of companies in the North are edging towards having a monopoly over the world 's genetic pool . |
| 8 | The Hispanic fanfare over the World Fair in Seville and the 500th anniversary of Columbus ' trip to the Caribbean is flag-waving to disguise this gigantic and painful modernisation project undertaken by González . |
| 9 | While people were dreaming dreams and singing songs , and the Evil One and his angels strutted their mastery over the world like cocks in a barnyard , the omnipotent God made the decisive move that was to win the Great Battle for the world . |
| 10 | Finally , one can always sell the gold and any good jeweller is likely to be interested ; in my experience , however , they only offer a modest premium over the world 's spot price and , quite honestly , it is a meagre reward for all the effort . |
| 11 | To them was given dominion over the world , and all the created beauty of earth was theirs to hold as regents and stewards of God 's kingship . |
| 12 | That 's what the kingdom of heaven , God 's dominion over the world is really like . |