Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] over [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And here I state my prejudice over caves : I like those that have cave art or artefacts to show , I like much less those exhibited only for their concretions , their stalagmites , stalactites and other natural forms . |
| 2 | I have also worked in Turkey , it has my vote over Spain . |
| 3 | My hold over Karen was physical , not verbal . |
| 4 | Armed with FARMERS WEEKLY information ( read out to him over the telephone ) I was able instantly to negotiate a return to quarterly charging with my branch manager and a reduction of ½%; in the cost of my borrowing over base rate . |
| 5 | I 'll announce my departure over dinner , Shiona decided , as she slipped into a pretty blue dress in her room and combed back her mane of bright auburn hair . |
| 6 | On 1 April 1959 he presided over a lavish ceremony the purpose of which was the inauguration of an extraordinary church , built , in Franco 's own words , " in memory of my victory over communism , which was trying to dominate Spain " . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm well aware that my silence over Thomas now means you consider me the pits , but it does n't necessarily mean that you no longer — ’ |
| 8 | I knelt on the rug and passed my hand over Debbie 's neck and ribs . |
| 9 | In the Airds ' duplex apartment I hung my raincoat over Tessa 's second mink with a malign hope that it would drip , which involved me in turning in my tracks after a minute or two to take the gesture back . |
| 10 | Mrs Thatcher expressed confidence that she would win and declared again , as she had at the outset , that even if she did not win outright she would continue to a second ballot no matter how narrow the margin of her majority over Heseltine . |
| 11 | Mr Christie 's complaint to the commission , the first of its kind over GCHQ 's activities , is the initial stage in a process that could lead to a full hearing by the European Court of Human Rights . |
| 12 | She went to bed and surprisingly , for she had thought her worry over Dana would keep her awake , she slept at once , to awaken with Dana 's voice echoing in her head . |
| 13 | Politicians , accountants , television producers , newspaper editors and all such mandarins who have set themselves up as authorities with power to say yea or nay to us , to sift right from wrong , good from bad , lawful from criminal , and to decide what the rest of us may know and what we may not ( ‘ All the News that 's Fit to Print ’ ) exploit this wondrous paradoxical nature of language with uncanny skill to attain and retain their hegemony over others . |
| 14 | In the fifth century , the Pauline orthodoxy of Rome was still attempting to impose its hegemony over Egypt . |
| 15 | As well as paddling , they must carry their canoe over locks and re-launch without help from bystanders . |
| 16 | Emotions , and particularly conflicting emotions , are powerful in their ascendance over intellect and they may display themselves more accurately through the body than through words . |
| 17 | The NILP branch in Derry had collapsed in 1949 under the twin blows of the party 's electoral losses and its split over partition . |
| 18 | interestingly , hearing people seemed to increase in their re-arrangement over time while there was very little difference in BSL . |
| 19 | And Lucy would like that , she described her itinerary over gazpacho , her beach clothes throughout a pasta salad , Jeremy 's elaborate packing as she sipped brandy . |
| 20 | Because of the scale of its command over resources , the government can spread its risks over many projects and so is justified in undertaking more investment in research and development than would occur if left to the private sector . |
| 21 | Her disappointment over Jonathan , which had driven her to France in the first place , had been relegated somewhere to the back of her mind . |
| 22 | Once in her room she took a seat by the windows and , pushing her distress over Paul to the back of her mind , tore open the packet he 'd given her . |
| 23 | Some archaeologists , irrespective of their scepticism over Ivan Koltsov 's announcement , have expressed concern that Pravda should have shown a map of the underground areas , and that Koltsov publicly described seeing local boys playing with ancient gold goblets which they had supposedly found in the underground passages . |
| 24 | Serbia must also drop its claim of jurisdiction over Croatian airspace and rescind legislation tabled in violation of the peace plan , such as the Serbian parliament 's attempt to extend its rule over Krajina and other parts of occupied Croatia . |
| 25 | She had read the announcement alone in her bedroom over breakfast . |
| 26 | In the needs that I am proposing there is no claim to their universality over time and place , only that they are broadly applicable to most contemporary Western societies ( more or less ) . |
| 27 | Apart from her anxiety over Jennifer 's meeting David again , Rachel had been looking forward to Family Day , but when she arrived for work the next morning the preparations were the furthest thing from her mind . |
| 28 | Virginia found herself desperately hoping Guy would be back at Armscott Manor , because suddenly she was possessed with a burning need to talk to him , build some kind of bridge over the chasm she 'd caused with her accusation over Farthingdales . |
| 29 | Both have tried to wield their influence over Jordan and Lebanon , the two weaker states of geographical Syria , or at least deny the other 's interference . |
| 30 | As Rank and ABPC 's interest in production declined , their influence over exhibition in Britain increased . |