Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] [noun] over his " in BNC.

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1 At his son 's home in Hayes , Middlesex , Mr Murphy , 52 , said he was contemplating action for damages over his treatment .
2 After James II had been overthrown , a new system of government began to develop under which Parliament met every year and voted taxes annually , the King chose ministers who were acceptable to Parliament , the administrative departments became independent of direct royal intervention ( though the King still had a great deal of authority over his ministers ) and Parliament took responsibility for national financial policy .
3 During the heyday of the fair it was the right of every villager to brew and sell his own beer , and he advertised the fact by hanging a branch or piece of greenery over his door .
4 It was only when Fawn Hall testified , flicking back her hair in a fetching manner , that Inouye joined in the spirit of the proceedings , holding a piece of paper over his eyes to see her better in the glare of the television lights .
5 You would think he was a gypsy until you looked closer at his blue eyes and the dusting of freckles over his apple-blossom cheeks .
6 In 1940 , Thomson was considered as one of the portraitists , but his deafness was considered enough to disqualify him , and the post went to Eric Kennington who however resigned in 1942 over criticism of the ‘ violence ’ of his portraits , and now without an explanation for the change of heart over his deafness Thomson was appointed to succeed him .
7 Facing a gathering wave of criticism over his frequent crew swaps , and predilection to take the wheel ahead of his professional helmsmen , Buddy Melges and Kimo Worthington , Koch announced a ‘ final ’ crew .
8 Poor old Batts was unable to cash in on the ( then ) current wave of woe over his departure .
9 Specifically , in the case of Anthony Miers , the Royal Navy submariner who finally came in for a teeny bit of criticism over his methods of disposing of German seamen who rather inconveniently surrendered .
10 It is therefore clear that as a result of the statutory machinery an individual can have a substantial measure of control over his own working life compulsorily delegated to an agent , a trade union , which he has not selected and may even have his own contract of service varied without his consent .
11 He has at least some degree of control over his immediate circumstances , but even if he is unable to exert control in particular cases , he at least knows that his views and decisions count .
12 The Premier ski-ed into trouble over his claim that sterling would replace the German mark as Europe 's No 1 currency under his Government .
13 During these same months , Henry was also pursuing an alternative strategy to obtain the annulment by sending his agents to rifle through archives in England and on the continent in the hope of uncovering precedents to support his claim that the pope had no right of judgment over his marriage .
14 Fairbrother yelled , ‘ Goodbye , Toady ! ’ after the Murrays ' car , and crowed loudly with his diminishing circle of admirers over his enemies ' downfall , thereby reducing his popularity still further .
15 Chatichai 's Jan. 9 announcement ended days of speculation over his intentions with regard to his Cabinet .
16 ‘ Group performance will be contingent upon the appropriate matching of leadership styles and the degree of favourableness of the group situation for the leader , that is , the degree to which the situation provides the leader with influence over his group members . ’
17 Now that I was in touch with Leslie again , I became very happy at Bletchley , in spite of anxiety over his safety .
18 Some saw old laws which gave a creditor tyrannical powers of coercion over his insolvent debtor as the barbarous expedients of a rude age which were both unjust and inhumane .
19 Buckmaster , hands clasped behind his erect back , paced the room restlessly , pushed a shock of hair over his head .
20 In January 1657 he clashed with Feake at Allhallows over his old ally 's continued intransigence .
21 For instance , it enabled him to use the very struggle for a subject , which had occupied so much of his line , since we can partly see that struggle as a struggle within Milton over his own humanist heritage .
22 Nevertheless , that is top class form and with at least 2st in hand over his two rivals , he should not be beaten .
23 It extends the householder 's feeling of control over his or her domain , and gives a direct outlet for the natural desire to improve it .
24 KINGSTONIAN manager Chris Kelly could face a charge of bringing the game into disrepute over his outrageous comments this week .
25 FA CHIEF executive Graham Kelly was last night accused of bringing the game into disrepute over his court-room comments in defence of Gary Blissett .
26 WIMBLEDON midfield player Vinny Jones today faces a three-man FA commission in London over his controversial remarks in the best-selling video ‘ Soccer 's Hard Men ’ .
27 He was forced to deliver the bad 4.50pm motoring news to commuters over his portable phone .
28 However , his preference for cricket over his academic studies resulted in his leaving Oxford early .
29 For people with long-standing difficult social circumstances that may throw up a crisis at any time , intervention might best combine practical help with a scheme to foster the person 's sense of control over his or her life , to reduce their sense of hopelessness .
30 He stood there a while longer , mindlessly enjoying the flow of water over his limbs .
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