Example sentences of "over a [noun sg] on " in BNC.

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1 Many of these were war games which involved the movement of fighting forces and resources over a map on the board .
2 The pair were in the front rank throughout , nothing else landing a blow , and Golden Chip had also dictated terms to his rivals over a mile on the same course four days earlier .
3 The ‘ wanted to sell ’ ads stretched for pages , and one main street consisted of wall-to-wall car lots for over a mile on both sides !
4 The trusteeship crisis enabled the KDP to take the initiative in gaining popular support over a subject on which public opinion in Korea for once sided with the right .
5 Wickham might have commented that his business took precedence over a vote on the future of the chewing gum industry , but his priorities were not a politician 's priorities .
6 I understand that a bridge over a stream on this footpath and also a gate are in a very poor state of repair .
7 It was over a titbit on the floor and occurred after a period when they growled at each other at feeding time .
8 The board meanwhile has tried to dissuade players from choosing a contract with an Australian club over a place on the tour of Papua New Guinea and New Zealand next summer .
9 The board meanwhile has tried to dissuade players from choosing a contract with an Australian club over a place on the tour of Papua New Guinea and New Zealand next summer .
10 It is an advantage of the analysis offered in the last chapter that it is capable of accounting for authority over a group on the basis of authority relations between individuals .
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