Example sentences of "[vb base] over the [noun sg] [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why we have invented the concept of trust status , which gives us the opportunity to entrust to local people — those who work in the hospitals — a greater discretion and influence over the way in which resources are used in their institution . |
| 2 | If English is to be dropped , parents worry over the ability of their children to hold their own in the jungle of career-making , where a knowledge of English carries a premium . |
| 3 | Control over the manner in which offensive trades are carried out |
| 4 | Photographers arrive at improbably early hours to capture the effect of the soft morning light , film crews struggle up the narrow village street with quantities of paraphernalia , Americans lean over the fence with their cameras and tell their friends to visit too . |
| 5 | Go over the topic in your mind , identifying what you already know and do n't know about the topic . |
| 6 | The proper procedure would be to make contact with the local force , and turn over the situation to them . |
| 7 | Scholars , however , differ over the degree to which a common language , cultural and family ties , and shared values explain its strength and intimacy . |
| 8 | Family breakdown is common and there are a large number of single parent families , with the result that many grandparents share in or take over the upbringing of their grandchildren and behave as parents to them . |
| 9 | ‘ Let's all go to Burleigh Heads [ in Queensland ] and take over the place for their best month . |
| 10 | Come over the road with me , it 's your last night and I 've decided that I must show you my garden . ’ |
| 11 | When the party changes direction , the middlemen step over the rope behind them and the rope is transferred to the correct downhill side . |
| 12 | Time and again the women stressed their loss of independence and with that loss came frustration , insecurity and a sense of worthlessness ‘ commensurate with that which men experience over the loss of their breadwinner status ’ ( Coyle , 1984 , p. 107 ) . |