Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun pl] over the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The MP wrote a strongly-worded letter after hearing from worried residents in an area near Stirling Castle about their fears over the offer of a flat to an ‘ anti-social tenant ’ . |
| 2 | On Jan. 10 , following a third round of discussions to resolve the Ayodhya dispute , Hindu and Moslem leaders belonging respectively to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( VHP ) and the All India Babri Masjid Action Committee ( AIBMAC ) agreed to the setting up of expert panels to examine documents in support of their claims over the site ; the panels would submit a report by Feb. 5 . |
| 3 | They could hear the squealing roars of their pursuers over the tumult of their mounts ' hoofs . |
| 4 | One of her mates over the road 's he 's gon na try and get a grant and then pay for the college by that and then tell where to go with his overtime . |
| 5 | But the bruiser was after her , and the click-clack of her heels over the pavement kept him from losing her . |
| 6 | It 's an enormous problem for us , unfortunately , by by virtue of the fact that we we do most of our claims over the telephone . |
| 7 | In 1914 she resigned from the paper because of differences with her colleagues over the issue of war , and became a member of the executive committee of the Union of Democratic Control , founded by E. D. Morel [ q.v. ] to campaign against secret diplomacy . |
| 8 | While attempting to jump a five bar gate near Chesham the horse became stuck with its forelegs over the gate and hindlegs behind it . |
| 9 | The airline will use four aircraft to take people back to Russia to be with their families over the Easter holiday . |
| 10 | They went to Oakport Woods , leaving their bicycles at the big iron gate , and walking with their books over the grass to the belt of trees along Oakport Lake . |
| 11 | Above their heads over the entrance was a rolled piece of dark canvas . |
| 12 | Stacey found her father , a 47-year old roofing worker , slouched in an armchair with his legs over the arm . |
| 13 | We 've tried negotiating with our employees over the discrimination we are faced with . |
| 14 | The confidence of the Federation was well founded in its victories over the union , in its membership and in its resources . |
| 15 | ' It is just that my friends are coming under great pressure from their communities over the incident . ’ |
| 16 | Once he stood , a cooking pan in one hand , with tears in his eyes over the sadness of Byron 's life . |
| 17 | Congratulations to who organised the day , which did n't cost a bean ; the coach was paid for from our raffles over the year ! . |
| 18 | He went on , ‘ If it had n't been for Bertha sticking to her guns over the question of the house , I 'd have been married to Doreen by now — and that would have been a disaster . ’ |
| 19 | Ted Forde , RRA chairperson , said the RRA would appeal and said most of the council debate was irrelevant to their concerns over the dump , as the debate had focused on the factory in Ovens . |
| 20 | Green and overeager they were distinctly optimistic to their clients over the telephone . |
| 21 | The ANGLO-SCOTS won only one of their four under-21 championship matches on their visits over the Border in September and October , and that was an upset . |
| 22 | He had , of course , kept Nora posted on his acquisitions over the year , so she knew he already had more than half the land they were after . |
| 23 | Those things she knew about Gus Hambro which did not fit into this picture , such as his manipulations over the room at the inn , she did not care to mention to anyone until she herself understood them better . |
| 24 | I could n't agree more with those who 've been praising Newsome for his performances over the Christmas games . |
| 25 | This spectacular fall happens when a gust of wind hits the sail and you are thrown off your feet over the boom . |