Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] [noun] over the " in BNC.
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1 | Bomb threats by the Basque separatist group ETA disrupted Spain 's rail system over the Aug. 3-4 holiday weekend for the third year in succession . |
2 | Dennis Hopper 's life reflects Hollywood 's drug problem over the past three decades . |
3 | Having plumped for Hewlett-Packard Co 's PA RISC over the Intel i860 — ‘ because of price/performance ’ — for its next generation of systems , Stratus plans no further computers using the i860 at this time , but says that depends to some extent on whether Intel manages another iteration of its RISC . |
4 | THE Northern region finished fifth out of ten behind winners Scotland in the BSAD national junior swimming championships at Darlington 's Dolphin Centre over the weekend . |
5 | He outlined the Company 's trading performance over the past three years and prospects for the coming year ( as detailed below ) before answering wide ranging questions from employees . |
6 | This guidance note has brought into the open a range of contentious issues that have been debated in correspondence and at meetings between the Faculty and the Department of Social Security 's Policy Division over the last 12 months . |
7 | The narrow road towards Thorgill ducked and dived under the lip of Thorgill Crag , with a splendid view of the old Rosedale Railway — a 19th century standard gauge railway built to transport the valley 's mineral wealth over the moors to Middlesbrough . |
8 | There are times when barbel are so preoccupied with whatever business they have at hand , whether it be feeding , spawning , or just browsing , you can stand on the river 's edge right over the top of them and watch them without them taking fright and scurrying off . |
9 | Sir Richard , however , watched Athelstan 's quill skim over the piece of vellum . |
10 | And for the beach , Descamps ' Regatta towel in Emerald , £36.90 ; NafNaf hooded teeshirt , from a selection available throughout Selfridges ' Children 's World promotion over the Easter holidays , 23 March to 13 April |
11 | Our idea — which would involve wheeling a building large enough to cover London 's Tower Bridge over the damaged reactor — gained us a $ prize and , more importantly , an automatic place on the short list for bidding for the 3 million ECU feasibility contract . |
12 | The Mammal Society has recently reported on the success of the Vincent Wildlife Trust 's otter projects over the past six years . |
13 | Oils , impasted thickly onto large canvases , layer over layer , spread like butter , then gouged to show the textures and folds of paint already lying beneath , have dominated Dariusz Romanowski 's painting style over the last couple of years . |
14 | The display features a time-tunnel showing the changes which have taken place in the Royal DutchShell group 's shipping arm over the last century . |
15 | Even though the decline will be succeeded by a modest rise , Britain 's dependency ratio over the next 40 years should rise by only eight percentage points , to 31% . |
16 | A consistently competitive rate is part of the deal , and one need only look at Abbey National 's interest rates over the past few years . |
17 | The capture of the huge East India contract signalled Williams 's market success over the cartel , just as Sir Nicholas Bayly 's successor , the second Earl of Uxbridge ( later first Marquis of Anglesey , q.v. ) , decided to mine the mines originally discovered with Williams as managing partner , thus giving the lawyer management of all the Anglesey mines . |