Example sentences of "'s [noun sg] over [noun prp] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | IN THE run-up to last Thursday I found my thoughts turning to a story Alistair Cooke once told to explain the most notorious of all opinion poll upsets , Truman 's victory over Dewey in 1948 . |
| 2 | Offa 's victory over Cynewulf in 779 , therefore , would seem to have been a signal for intensified Mercian activity on Offa 's southern border which may have been an essential prerequisite to any sustained involvement in the south-east . |
| 3 | That result surpassed Saturday 's victory over Downpatrick by runs , a match also played at Upritchard Park . |
| 4 | During a football wage wrangle case in 1983 , he took time out to record his delight at Northern Ireland 's win over Austria at Windsor Park . |
| 5 | The 46-year-old Exeter manager was drafted in for last month 's win over France at Wembley as the England manager cast around for a successor to the disgraced Steve Harrison . |
| 6 | Last week 's win over Malta at Ibrox has left Brown in a determined frame of mind . |