Example sentences of "of [pron] [noun] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | By this time I was becoming a little dissatisfied with the imprinting set-up that had become the stock in trade of my lab over the past few years , and I planned to try using an alternative form of learning in the chick . |
| 3 | Let me say straight away that I am far from being a male chauvinist ( many of my girlfriends over the years have been females ) , indeed the very first person to introduce me to canoeing was Marianne Tucker who subsequently represented England in the 1960 Olympics . |
| 4 | ‘ One of my problems over the last few years has been that I 'm amazingly optimistic — really stupid in fact ! |
| 5 | As Taff and I ducked down into the trench I upset the remains of my meal over the floor . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | They must be able to show measurable improvements in the quality of their services over the past two years , and customer satisfaction , and they must have in hand or plan to introduce at least one innovative enhancement to their services which entails no additional cost to the taxpayer or consumer . |
| 8 | Even so , it offers no guarantee of an early end to the month-old blockade of Armenia by Azerbaijan , an extension of their feud over the region of Nagorny Karabakh . |
| 9 | Or does it mean that if total incomes rise by 4 per cent and total profits by 5 per cent , all profits are subject to a levy of one-fifth of their increase over the previous period ? |
| 10 | Ralph and Denise Bulger tell the world of their joy over the prospect of a new baby in a magazine interview published this morning . |
| 11 | The companies view this effort as working towards the success of their co-operation over the Precision Architecture RISC chip and a better range of distributed applications services and tools for their customers in a client-server environment . |
| 12 | Brothers Walter and Franco and sister Marilisa have steadily improved the quality of their wine over the years . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Scotland have made good use of their Anglos over the years . |
| 15 | The Act also allows President Ramos to negotiate contracts to build new power plants , bypassing the public bidding process , and requires state-owned casinos to give up 10 per cent of their profits over the next five years to the National Power Corporation . |
| 16 | The next day there was further good news when McLaren went to Paris for the hearing of their appeal over the Spanish race . |
| 17 | Stage 2 is aimed at the people who have worked on their business idea with the help of their counsellor over the summer . |
| 18 | They could hear the squealing roars of their pursuers over the tumult of their mounts ' hoofs . |
| 19 | In negotiations with management , union officials may feel compelled to resort to the threat of industrial action ( a strike , ‘ blacking ’ certain work practices , a work-to-rule or go-slow etc — to use resource power in the form of their control over the labour force , ie. the support of their members ) . |
| 20 | ‘ Various people have given me the names of its chauffeurs over the years — , and , but I would be glad of any further information anyone may have of this wonderful carriage ’ he said . |
| 21 | It would appear to be an easy task to show that the nuclear family has progressively lost many of its functions over the past two hundred years . |
| 22 | 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 ’ . |
| 23 | It was n't just the sustained rumbling growls rising to a frenzy as two dogs threatened each other then lunged together in a bitter embrace , each asserting its place in the hierarchy , the priority of its rights over the red bitch . |
| 24 | Newspaper reports on 12th March that the Bank of Ireland is to shed 600 of its staff over the coming years could not come at a worse time for the economy . |
| 25 | Mirror Group has agreed to use up to £300 million of its profits over the next 10 to 20 years so that the pension fund , plundered by Mr Robert Maxwell , will be able to meet all its liabilities . |
| 26 | Chinese leaders reportedly told Anh that they fully supported the outcome of the congress , which had stressed the maintenance of the party 's hold on political power whilst approving further loosening of its control over the economy . |
| 27 | The 13 kilometre line is still open , running for most of its length over the River Wüpper . |
| 28 | The church , dedicated to St Nicholas , shows clear signs of its growth over the centuries . |
| 29 | One of her mates over the road 's he 's gon na try and get a grant and then pay for the college by that and then tell where to go with his overtime . |
| 30 | Mrs Thatcher sees nothing in the single market which cuts against the grain of her policies over the past decade , since it should promote the free enterprise culture within the EC . |