Example sentences of "[det] [noun] [prep] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not that that in itself was a bad thing , she acknowledged — but she bitterly resented the fact that he , Adam Burns , should have that kind of influence over her . |
| 2 | This thorough stayer , bought out of Guy Harwood 's yard for 25,000 guineas , was a decent staying handicapper on the Flat and will be very hard to beat if reproducing that kind of form over hurdles . |
| 3 | Even her father could n't exert that kind of power over her . |
| 4 | The law firms within it have been competing very strongly with each other , there are six extremely good law firms in Leeds and their I think that that experience in competition over the last few years will stand them in very good stead . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's his pleasure , ’ he said , ‘ that figure of mischief over there , to blow any piece of rubbish out of his mouth and challenge me to return it . |
| 6 | If I had developed some measure of showmanship over the years , I felt it was not much use to me or anyone else while I sat in my office and let junior producers have all the fun . |
| 7 | For the first time , it appeared , Mrs Thatcher had some measure of command over her own Cabinet . |
| 8 | While all disciplines have disputes over what constitutes worthwhile and well-founded knowledge , what holds each together is some measure of agreement over the boundaries in which such disagreements arise . |
| 9 | The state was forced to assume some measure of control over distribution of food and levels of profits , and thus intervene in the market . |
| 10 | A court must be able to exercise some measure of control over the cases which are brought before it , to prevent injustice to either party and to ensure that the various issues can be fully and effectively dealt with . |
| 11 | Other authors give a micro perspective , from the community level ; Hester van der Walt and Janet Pelly give examples of efforts to allow given populations some measure of control over local health services . |
| 12 | Many writers in this issue and many community health workers in general would readily admit the importance of the political setting of health care and the importance of the political will of states to encourage/allow their citizens some measure of control over their health , another constant factor in this question of control . |
| 13 | Fourth , the holder of a floating charge will have some measure of control over the company even without taking any steps to enforce it . |
| 14 | She wanted to have some measure of control over her own productivity — which she could exercise by walking more quickly or slowly . |
| 15 | Harmonic schemes on a larger scale , spanning large movements or in successions of movements , also require planning , for some change of key over a large area is needed to create contrast and relief . |
| 16 | The producer must provide a description , checking that it is accurate ( no identifiable solvent residues ) , prepare a transfer note , ensure that the skip is secure , check that the waste transfer site is appropriately licensed to accept all the wastes in the skip , transfer the waste to the site suitably contained ( in this case by sheeting over the skip ) — and finally retain the transfer document for two years . |
| 17 | At that moment I did have some kind of advantage over him , because I knew a little more about some things than he did . |
| 18 | ‘ Do you think that gives you some kind of hold over me ? |
| 19 | During the autumn and winter keep the compost from drying out completely , which means providing some kind of protection over the plant . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It should be noted that what I have called a two-stage golden thread approach implies that human beings have some kind of control over what they will say is right . |
| 22 | Somehow if I could only know what he was doing and who he was seeing , that gave me some kind of control over the situation . |
| 23 | The shire and hundred meetings may have been able to exercise some kind of control over this , although a king who allowed himself and his servants too much leeway would have been difficult to oppose directly . |
| 24 | And , although I was instantaneously and utterly in love with you — and quite determined that we should marry as soon as possible — I have been trying my damnedest to keep some kind of control over my emotions . ’ |
| 25 | TWO women were occupying a building at the doomed Parkside Colliery , St Helens , this afternoon in protest over the closure of the pit . |
| 26 | They spread this reduction in consumption over their lifetime , so that total savings fall initially by sdG ( where ) . |
| 27 | Effective study does not mean reading twice as fast ( one measure of efficiency ) or writing twice as much in a given time period ( another measure of output over input ) . |
| 28 | There was some confusion amongst respondents over whether the question related merely to the keeping of a copy of an undertaking on the relevant file , or to a central record of undertakings as intended in the paper . |
| 29 | This aircraft suffered seven hits in Vietnam and the owner had researched the aircraft 's complete military history which included a video tape of this aircraft in action over Vietnam . |
| 30 | Shedding some light on protest over VAT on fuel . |