Example sentences of "[verb] an [noun sg] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Closed villages were those in which a resident squire owned most or all of the land in the parish , or those in which a very few large farmers maintained an oligarchy over local landownership . |
| 2 | In cases where the discharge of a duty imposed by law has been treated as valid consideration , the courts have usually ( but not invariably ) found an act over and above , but consistent with , the duty imposed by law : see Williams v. Williams , ( above , p. 218 ) . |
| 3 | Rodinal is very easy to use , being a ‘ one-shot ’ developer , and has an advantage over some ‘ special ’ brews in that it can be used with all slow , medium and high speed films and in any format from 3 5mm and 120 rolls to 5″×4″ and larger sizes . |
| 4 | Here the Crick hypothesis has an advantage over the others , in that he proposes that those mysterious extraterrestrials did not simply scatter spores willy-nilly but sent out a computer-controlled spacecraft containing the spores as cargo . |
| 5 | But here the writer of the detective novel has an advantage over the concocter of the detective story . |
| 6 | It is most commonly woven into textured or pile fabrics and it has an advantage over wool in that when washed correctly ( without too much heat ) it will retain its shape , drip dry and need little ironing . |
| 7 | No type of school has an advantage over another . |
| 8 | No type of school has an advantage over another . |
| 9 | Technically it has an advantage over percutaneous cholecystolithotomy in that it requires a tract only 12 French in diameter as opposed to 30 French . |
| 10 | Even in orthodox circles , the idea that our state of mind and personality has an influence over our physical health is beginning to gain credence once again . |
| 11 | A sound guide has an edge over the printed page , since the listener is looking at what is being described , interpreted and judged . |
| 12 | ‘ The Prince has an authority over him he 'll not deny . |
| 13 | Flooring : Contract Excel vinyl sheet flooring has an all- over crackle design with a random sprinkling of silver dust . |
| 14 | In the main , they will be private sector employers operating in a free market and looking to secure an edge over their competitors . |
| 15 | In the main , they will be private sector employers operating in a free market and looking to secure an edge over their competitors . |
| 16 | Berger then decided to wait until the scheduled pit stops in the hope that the Ferrari crew could steal an advantage over the McLaren mechanics . |
| 17 | Every prospective seller or owner dealing with someone interested in acquiring an interest over land , such as a right of way or other easements . |
| 18 | Performance was considered an improvement over the Southampton , and on a par with the three-engined Southampton Mk X , but because of several structural faults the Severn did not enter production . |
| 19 | The old man , pretending an appetite over a roast leg of mutton , grinned greasily across at him . |
| 20 | If it takes two to make an argument then each side must choose an issue over which some values ( ideals ? ) conflict . |
| 21 | Director PAUL VERHOEVEN tells EDWARD MURPHY about courting controversy and growing up in a nightmare , while KIM NEWMAN casts an eye over the overblown finished product |
| 22 | GREG CAMPBELL casts an eye over the principal contenders and comes up with a Victorian prop . |
| 23 | Food safety minister David Maclean casts an eye over one of the incinerators at the companions rest animal crematorium , at Elmstone Hardwick near Cheltenham . |
| 24 | Plus , what rings MARK from LFO 's Bell , SHERMAN casts an ear over millions of records , and you can blag a very unhealthy video . |
| 25 | The problem for the State is , that while the family sent a letter in 1942 declaring its intention to reach an agreement over what should be considered inalienable heirlooms and therefore assured a permanence in the family 's headquarters of Schloss St Emmeram in Regensburg , this agreement was never actually realised . |
| 26 | After failing to reach an agreement over the rent with Belle Vue 's new owner , David Butters , the committee has decided that their faithful followers should be the ones to vote on the club 's fate . |
| 27 | American and Soviet leaders might also feel compelled to reach an understanding over a country/territory where the risks of direct military confrontation do not appear worth the pursuit of particular local or regional interests . |
| 28 | This figure is a great deal better than that for the consecutive spill method of handling overflows , and even chained records randomized to individual addresses show an advantage over consecutive spill . |
| 29 | Also in Germany it has been claimed that cartelisation ( reflecting the later date , and a particular mode , of industrialisation ) gave rise to strongly structured employers ' organisations which attained an authority over their members that was never to exist in the smaller diversified and undercapitalised industrial enterprises in France ( Maurice and Sellier , 1979 ) . |
| 30 | I put an arm over her bony shoulder , and she did n't draw back . |