Sentence examples for possession over the from inspiring English sources

Britain extended its possession over the whole of the continent in the 1820s, again fearing French (or even American) intervention.

Nevertheless, they enjoyed 69% of the possession over the 90 minutes and ought to have made it count.

(1) Obtaining or exercising unlawful possession over the property of another with the purpose to deprive the owner of the property.

Despite enjoying 67% of possession over the course of the game, Milan only really threatened following the introductions of Robinho, Clarence Seedorf and perhaps most notably Stephan El Shaarawy in the closing stages.

City have had about 75% of possession over the first 15 minutes.

Bayern have had 73% possession over the first 15 minutes of the game.

As possession turned over the Argentina forward took advantage of a pocket of space to fire home.

In April 2004, the county turned possession over to the Alexander Company, which is overseeing what is estimated to be a $110 million investment, including $15 million in tax credits, grants and other public subsidies.

The Tigers defence were magnificent throughout the second half and every time Saints looked destined to score, Leicester won the ball from a scrum or turned possession over near the line.

Sports' Dan Devine noted, before last night's game, "they have outscored their opponents by 15.2 points per 100 possessions over the last 20 games".

He began ruthlessly shedding his possessions; over the course of three days, he burned most of the books he had collected over his lifetime, one by one, in a barrel in his front yard.