Example sentences of "[noun sg] of [pron] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the 1950s they had lost a good deal of their influence over him to the Americans . |
| 2 | In it he described a succession of his dreams over a period of thirty years , which seemed to show glimpses of the future , and provided a theory of time to account for them . |
| 3 | There was no fear of its tyrannising over itself . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Just as it is now difficult to conceive of marketing without measurement , a PR agency seeking to change the perception of its clients … will begin by quantifying the scale of the problem … and the effect of its activities over time . ’ |
| 5 | In a review of its work over the first ten years , its chairman , Lord Justice Sellers , claimed that the two institutions ‘ worked side by side in complete harmony and with some mutual assistance ’ . |
| 6 | Averting her gaze , Shiona sat down in one of the armchairs , smoothing the skirt of her dress over her knees . |
| 7 | She shifted her position and adjusted the fine wool of her skirt over her bony knees . |
| 8 | He groaned , and shifted a little , tantalising her with the answering flicker of his tongue over the heavy swell of her breast , before he took her mouth again in a long and hungry kiss . |
| 9 | Many of these have adopted as a major part of their strategy over the last two years campaigns to attract bidders for Channel 5 franchises to locate in their cities . |
| 10 | Yet part of our confusion over how to understand the Revolution stems from the inappropriate conceptual approach most scholars have adopted when assessing its significance . |
| 11 | In any experience , for instance , involving a man and a difficult horse he wishes to master , the most important element is not the animal itself but the man 's mind ; and especially that part of his mind over which he has no immediately willed or conscious control . |
| 12 | The delicate tracing of his fingers over her naked breast nearly clouded her mind off forever . |
| 13 | Lewis says he hopes that public pressure will force Bowe to fight him but after the euphoria of his win over Ruddock and the anticipation of becoming champion , he finds himself as far from the title as ever . |
| 14 | Chapter 3 examines the place of public enterprises within the state , the nature of their objectives , the logic of their functioning , including their patterns of industrial relations , and the dynamic of their development over time . |
| 15 | He already has Tony Adams banned from the heart of his defence over Christmas and the last thing George wants to worry about is problems at the other end . |
| 16 | On Jan. 10 , following a third round of discussions to resolve the Ayodhya dispute , Hindu and Moslem leaders belonging respectively to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( VHP ) and the All India Babri Masjid Action Committee ( AIBMAC ) agreed to the setting up of expert panels to examine documents in support of their claims over the site ; the panels would submit a report by Feb. 5 . |
| 17 | Lindsey noticed the involuntary tightening of his hand over his wife 's . |
| 18 | His general note was one of chiding MacDonald for the weakness of his control over his own extremists and suggesting that what the country needed was men of practical experience , breadth of view and lack of dogmatic commitment . |
| 19 | In part they were motivated by concern to shore up the influence of their class over provincial affairs . |
| 20 | Alright , well then er , with that expression , of what I hope to be confidence , , in erm , the management of our affairs over this last year , erm , let me put the resolution at , as on the paper before you , I wo n't read it again . |
| 21 | In answer to the question ‘ How about the attitude of your employers over the years ? |
| 22 | Stage 2 is aimed at the people who have worked on their business idea with the help of their counsellor over the summer . |
| 23 | Again , Simon threw the top half of his body over the drum , sinking it with his weight . |
| 24 | The soft fall of her hair over her shoulders gleamed red in places . |
| 25 | With a growled exclamation against her lips he tightened one hand in the silky blonde strands , and slid the other down to trace lightly the hollow at the base of her throat , then lower to skim the striped silk of her blouse over the swell of her breasts , an expert , fleeting exploration which drew a gasp of reaction from her yet left her taut and shivering in frustrated anger … |
| 26 | In the unlikely event of an alternative Administration being returned to power and seeking to get talks started , on the basis of my experience over the past two years I wish the hon. Gentleman well . |
| 27 | But the bruiser was after her , and the click-clack of her heels over the pavement kept him from losing her . |
| 28 | Nothing but independent advice or relief from the ascendancy of her husband over her judgment and will would suffice . |
| 29 | For Comte the fundamental law of human evolution consists in the ‘ growing ascendancy of our humanity over our animality , brought about by a double process , namely the increase of power of the intellect over the instincts and of the other-regarding instincts over the self-regarding ’ . |
| 30 | Lucenzo reached out and pushed back the tress of copper hair which had fallen over her forehead , and she trembled at the sensual drift of his fingers over her face . |