Example sentences of "[noun sg] over every " in BNC.
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| 1 | Montgomery kept his eyes on the knight , running a torch beam over every chink of the armour in search of tell-table signs . |
| 2 | Next week I shall take my wife over every inch of this lovely island , which I and my cousin consecrated many years ago , when our destiny seemed assured and likely to be shared . |
| 3 | Poulantzas identified the rise of authoritarian statism as the principal trend in contemporary liberal democratic politics , and defined it as ‘ intensified state control over every sphere of socio-economic life combined with a radical decline of the institutions of political democracy , and with draconian and multiform curtailment of so-called ‘ formal ’ liberties ' ( Poulantzas , 1978 , pp. 203 — 4 ) . |
| 4 | Nicholas wore himself out seeking to keep control over every conceivable decision in his own hands , so convinced was he that the sovereign alone could perceive the common good . |
| 5 | Through the emergence of the arts and crafts movement , Morris succeeded in establishing a craft tradition in which the individual could retain some control over every stage of manufacture from design to execution , and thereby gain a far more satisfactory relationship with the product . |
| 6 | The benefits of this method are that it can be easily understood and it gives total control over every element at all times . |
| 7 | The design and construction of manuals , parts lists , catalogues and so forth is an area that requires more control over the whole document than , say , a word processor but does n't require the control over every item that a page makeup program provides . |
| 8 | In the pre-Marcus days she 'd seemed to have greater control over every aspect of her nervous system than she did now . |
| 9 | it is an artists ' book of the first order , the making of which has been managed from beginning to end by the artist herself , thereby satisfying her desire for creative control over every aspect of its production . |
| 10 | He led her up to the bedrooms , the floors and stairs wooden , fans whirring overhead in the steamy heat , mosquito netting over every door and window . |
| 11 | Alexandra took her father over every inch of her domain and he nodded at her enthusiasm , but if he was at all impressed by what she did , what she planned , he gave no sign . |
| 12 | Action plans included laying coats and baggage over every nearby seat , spreading the wrappings of the BR egg'n'cress far and wide ( before the new Sir Clement shrink-wrap ) or simple feigning noisy sleep at every station . |
| 13 | Let's get the message over , let's go without one congress and I know that 's near to John 's heart and request the other unions , A E U , U C A T , T N G , request the T N , T U C to do the same and then plaster over every bus in Britain , the G M B's policy . |
| 14 | This proviso was fundamental , and we can find it expressed in two letters of this period on the preference to be given to the claim of monastic life over every other demand — a theme of central importance in his thought . |
| 15 | He did n't want to make the same mistakes again and was taking great care over every detail , researching the best possible way to lure the creature into his grasp . |
| 16 | The 33-year-old from Seattle is so laid back he is almost horizontal , while Faldo 's intensity over every shot would have most other players reaching for the straight jacket . |
| 17 | His dark eyes picked their way with humiliating slowness over every visible inch of her , from the top of her head to the tips of her toes . |
| 18 | Repeat these rows to form a cable cross over every ten rows . |
| 19 | If you sprinkle salt over every meal , stop it ! |
| 20 | Yet the Tutor 's capitulation to Natalia reveals her power over every man she meets as well as his failure to withstand her wiles . |
| 21 | Words give us power over every other creature and thing in the natural world . |