Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | A piece of magic from Collins settled the issue when he won a tackle and looped over a high pass for Chris Higgs to race clear for the Police 's fourth try . |
| 2 | His father was an Ulsterman who emigrated to Scotland to work in the mines , where he married a local woman and presided over a strictly protestant household in which both parents were active members of the Orange Lodge . |
| 3 | From an unfavourable position in 1949 — greatly aided by Western support and the Basic Law — Adenauer had given West Germany political stability , won international respect , preserved peace abroad and democracy at home , prevented the rise of political extremism , brought rapprochement with France , and presided over a remarkable economic recovery . |
| 4 | The Yang brothers had taken a prominent part in quelling the " turmoil " in mid-1989 and presided over a massive programme of political education within the army . |
| 5 | If , as suggested above , he faced considerable initial hostility , and presided over a government which some churchmen found oppressive , religion could have been one way in which opposition was expressed . |