Example sentences of "his [noun sg] over the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( GUIL walks half the distance towards the PLAYER , stops with his foot over the coin . ) |
| 2 | He dangled his foot over the drop . |
| 3 | Tossing his case over the top of it , he scrambled up and dropped lightly down on the other side . |
| 4 | Armstrong also expressed his worry over the inconsistency between benzene-diazo-chloride and benzene-azo-benzene , both with two nitrogen atoms . |
| 5 | A REDCAR man struck his son-in-law over the head with a pool cue after his family was subjected to harassment , a court heard . |
| 6 | Then , in a movement so fast that Isabel had to replay it later in her mind to sort everything out , fitzAlan flung his cloak over the drunk on his left and brought his sword slashing through the air to slice through the arm of the man on his right . |
| 7 | When the train started Jasper put his mouth over the tip and realized he could n't light the cigarette because the end was outside . |
| 8 | After the vote Etpison expressed his disappointment over the result which he attributed to a weariness towards the issue by the voters , a sentiment apparently underlined by the comparatively low turnout . |
| 9 | But he makes no secret of his pleasure over the ruling in the Guggenheim case . |
| 10 | Three times he tried the manoeuvre and three times he failed to haul his weight over the sill . |
| 11 | Already his political obituaries are being prepared , as he considers his future over the weekend before making a statement on Monday . |
| 12 | SOCCER player Steve Partridge was in such a hurry that he reversed his car over the family dog … and killed it . |
| 13 | Having established his rule over the English at least in name , another pressing need was the reward of his army . |
| 14 | But till receipts back his claim that he bought three bottles of red wine for £17.47 in the firm 's Connaught Street store a day earlier , helping push his card over the limit . |
| 15 | A personal friend , Tiny Rowland , chairman of the Observer and the British multinational company Lonrho , had reportedly approached Kaunda in March to seek his assistance over the Bazoft and Parish cases . |
| 16 | Following the death of James I , Charles I became King of England , in 1625 , and the Duke of Buckingham ( who had been James I 's favourite ) retained his influence over the throne until he was assassinated at Portsmouth , in August 1628 , but not before he had arranged the marriage of Charles I to Henrietta Maria of France . |
| 17 | At the very least , his influence over the party and British politics is at an end . |
| 18 | He did not actually arrive until early in 1946 ; meanwhile , Leclerc consolidated his hold over the south and Gracey 's role was phased out . |
| 19 | To gain and maintain his hold over the Company Sulivan had to become a formidable politician and he inevitably made many enemies . |
| 20 | Nicknamed ‘ The Soap ’ for the ease with which he escaped from custody , Fargette was apparently trying to expand his hold over the area in and around Toulon where he was in control of numerous gambling bars and night clubs . |
| 21 | Manville took a good gulp and appraised his superior over the rim of the glass . |
| 22 | Silver came towards the stockade , threw his crutch over the fence , then climbed after it . |
| 23 | Slinging his mac over the back of a pew he sat down and rested his feet on the one in front . |
| 24 | In contrast to the early scenes , Anderson violates the agreement maxim , arguing that he " was n't invited to give a particular paper " and his reformulation of the chairman 's description of his action being a " discourtesy " into being merely " bad manners " implies his disagreement over the enormity of his transgression . |
| 25 | The secretary , David East , is now a figure of the distant past following his decision to resign his post over the way 10 Welsh players were recruited for the celebratory tour , and the Union still have to find a candidate to replace Rhys Williams as the junior vice-president . |
| 26 | Again , Simon threw the top half of his body over the drum , sinking it with his weight . |
| 27 | His support of plots against Beaton in 1544 and 1545 came to fruition in May 1546 , when a group of Fifeshire lairds headed by Norman Leslie , son of the earl of Rothes , broke into the episcopal castle at St Andrews , murdered the cardinal and slung his body over the castle walls ; the murderers , henceforth known as the Castalians , barricaded themselves inside the castle , which they held as a Protestant stronghold . |
| 28 | Will Wyatt , managing director of network television , said Mr Birt should not lose his job over the dispute and insisted he had the full support of his senior colleagues . |
| 29 | Will Wyatt , managing director of network television , said Mr Birt should not lose his job over the dispute and insisted he had the full support of his senior colleagues . |
| 30 | At noon today the caliph must show the sacred sceptre , to prove his right over the realm of Baghdad ( alternatively he could always start another Gulf War ) . |