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Meanings of exercising over in English

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Usage of exercising over in English
1
There's something sinister in this influence which Jasper is exercising over her.
The Man Who Knew
2
She appeared, also, to take a great pride and pleasure in exercising over him, herself, a great personal control.
Cleopatra
3
To quicken the conclusion, there were signs, too, that she well knew the influence she was exercising over him.
Ben-Hur
4
But try as he would, meanwhile, he could not shake off the spell that Leonora was exercising over him.
The Torrent (Entre Naranjos)
5
He was weighing them with a greater nicety than experienced social experts are in the habit of exercising over dinner-table talk.
The Vultures
6
They heard her draw two or three deep, quavering breaths; they could almost feel the tension that she was exercising over herself.
The Hollow of Her Hand
7
"Thou'lt be a mother, after all," said Sally, with a kind of admiration of the control which Ruth was exercising over herself.
Ruth
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