Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] of [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been argued that forms of control over state enterprises are inherently problematic . |
| 2 | In the first edition of this book it was argued that levels of controversy over social policies since 1951 had not been particularly high . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , do n't be ridiculous , Giles , calm down , calm down , come and have a nice Perrier water , ’ said Liz , taking his other arm , and , with Kate , attempting to lead him away from the fracas , as one would a child in a playground from its tormentor ( for Giles 's antagonist Paul Hargreaves , pale faced , dark suited , silver-grey tied , was smiling calmly with a horrible amusement at this distressing scene ) : but the desperate Giles was beyond leading , and fell back heavily as he attempted to disengage himself from his two intercessors , crashing into a large fern and some pots of bulbs and sending earth and splashes of champagne over the carpet . |
| 4 | On the whole his face gave little away , unlike Mr Kinnock 's , where emotion raced like the shadows of cloud and splashes of sunshine over a landscape . |
| 5 | ‘ Just think of all those tons and tons of water over oor heads . |
| 6 | While a cannon ball may plough through a line of troops and kill two or three victims , a mortar shell explodes with a tremendous bang , scattering mud , dirt , and bits of shell over a wide area . |
| 7 | It shows the steady increase in both sectors and modes of study over that period , to the current total of about one million . |
| 8 | The Special Commissions of 1978 and 1985 considered that there was a need for a model or standard form of Letter of Request to overcome the problem of inadequate information , e.g. , as to the precise nature of the evidence to be obtained , or the authority to whom the Letter should be returned , as well as difficulties of interpretation over legal terminology used in different systems . |