Example sentences of "with a [adj] [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time , many critics show notable preference for stories with a moral conclusion over those which seem to offer simple entertainment ; and any critic who looks at a book from the angle of the potential reader rather than of the book itself is in danger of being tempted by false hierarchies . |
| 2 | Pakistan opened the World Series triangular tournament in Perth with a five-wicket victory over the West Indies . |
| 3 | WORLD champions Pakistan yesterday opened the World Series triangular cricket tournament with a five-wicket victory over the West Indies in Perth . |
| 4 | MIKE GATTING 'S Middlesex clinched their first-ever Sunday League title with a five-wicket win over Yorkshire at Uxbridge . |
| 5 | An analysis of aggressive episodes could help you to work out a practical campaign to deal with a persistent problem over discipline . |
| 6 | While Surrey took top honours during the two-day event which involved 1,000 players and 52 counties , Hertfordshire won the under-21 title with a 14–11 victory over Bedfordshire . |
| 7 | Marshall , after two months of misery and just one goal since his restoration to the front line , nabbed the second with a perfect lob over Bryan Gunn from the corner of the penalty area . |
| 8 | Davis , who won the last of his six UK crowns in 1987 , reached the quarter-finals at Preston with a 9–4 win over 10th seed Steve James . |
| 9 | The frost put paid to Mowden Park 's home game , while Newcastle Gosforth warmed up for next weekend 's Pilkington Cup fourth round tie at Manchester with a 27–9 win over Nottingham . |
| 10 | Western , who on Saturday clinched the Torrie Stockbrokers National Premier Outdoor League title for the 11th consecutive year , booked their place with a 2-0 victory over injury-hit Hyndland at Peffermill , where Susan Fraser and Linda Chirrie got the goals . |
| 11 | There were twin sliding doors in the end bulkheads , with a concealed chain over the top so that they opened and closed together . |
| 12 | Unlike all other cars in the South Metropolitan 's own fleet , they had double-opening doors to the saloon , with a concealed chain over the top so that the two always opened and closed together . |
| 13 | Kerns also won the consolation singles , for those knocked out in the first round of the men 's singles , with a final win over Neil Butcher . |
| 14 | Monteith at featherweight was a 12–6 winner over Keith Butler of Killymount and Brian Magee atoned for his clubmate Frances Webb 's defeat with a 12–4 win over Thomas Donnelly of Kildress . |
| 15 | STEVE DAVIS reached the semi-finals of the £150,000 Humo European Open in Antwerp last night with a 5-1 victory over Steve Lee . |
| 16 | Nicky Jones was Deganwy 's star performer with a 21–5 win over H Cunnah while Darren Williams saw off G Cunnah 's challenge 21–8 . |
| 17 | But Paul did n't go home empty-handed , for earlier in the day he won the fours trophy when he led for his father Brian , who had a one-way ticket to next year 's British Isles championships in Ayr with a 27–6 win over the Dunluce four skipped by Malcolm McMullan . |
| 18 | Meanwhile , Noel Weir of Rathfriland got through to the singles final with a 21-7 victory over an out-of-touch Noel O'Hara from Herbert Park . |
| 19 | Real kept their 100 per cent home record with a 3-1 victory over Espanol . |
| 20 | MOTHERWELL climbed to the top of the Scottish Premier Division for the first time since League reconstruction 14 years ago with a 1-0 win over Rangers at Fir Park last night . |
| 21 | A major problem in research when considering chronic health problems is that of terminology ; words such as disability are frequently used in popular discourse , legislation and academic research with a resultant confusion over precise meaning . |
| 22 | Anyway , the first thing I noticed as I was going upstairs was one of Popova 's pictures with a bath-tub hanging over it … |
| 23 | The Crues made a positive step towards making the second stage of the TNT Gold Cup with a 3– win over Omagh Town in their first group match on Saturday . |
| 24 | His wife was in a flowery cotton dress with a lilac-coloured apron over it . |
| 25 | Within the Borough of Brentford and Chiswick there existed Boston House in the Manor of Boston , with a varied history over many hundreds of years ; also Gunnersbury House — the name Gunnersbury is believed to be derived from Gunilda or Gunyld , a niece of King Canute , who had a house or castle there — which led to the Manor of that area being called ‘ Gunnersbury ’ by the seventeenth century . |
| 26 | Beccaria 's classical criminology is universally attributed with a powerful influence over subsequent developments in the criminal justice systems of most European countries . |
| 27 | Kansas City booked a play-off place with a 42-20 win over the Denver Broncos , converting two John Elway interceptions and a fumble into touchdowns . |
| 28 | And despite Bayfield 's withdrawal , Northampton also maintained a 100 per cent record with a 21-17 win over Saracens . |
| 29 | Alloa , with a 52-0 victory over Cambuslang , and Livingston , with a 14-13 win against Linlithgow , stay in Division Four but Linlithgow will have to wait for the result of Cartha Queen 's Park 's final match before their fate is known against the already relegated Lismore . |
| 30 | Claire herself had been beaten by Rebecca Foster but neatly and shrewdly worked her way back into the tournament with a strategic win over Rebecca Dunbar in the quarter final . |