Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] over [pos pn] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Carlos Torres y Torres Lara had resigned on Oct. 31 after criticism over his handling of the border dispute with Ecuador [ see p. 38526 ] . |
| 2 | Accompanying the programme is To Serve and Protect , 10 commandments for everyday policing issued to every officer , after consultation over its text with MPs and community organisations . |
| 3 | It hit out after a report from the Parliamentary Ombudsman sharply criticised the Ministry of Agriculture over its failure to ‘ devise and implement a scheme which complied with the legislation ’ to pay compensation . |
| 4 | She was asleep — there was a little island of light over her bed in the side-room of the empty ward — and someone said in a professional whisper , ‘ Do you think she 's ready for the next stage ? ’ |
| 5 | ( On Sept. 7 , at the end of a two-day debate for which the UK House of Commons had been recalled from its summer recess , the UK government had won a vote of confidence over its handling of the Gulf crisis , by 437 votes to 35 . ) |
| 6 | Chatichai 's Jan. 9 announcement ended days of speculation over his intentions with regard to his Cabinet . |
| 7 | Also on Dec. 2 Baker announced that he was appealing to the House of Lords against an Appeal Court ruling of Nov. 29 which had declared him personally in contempt of court over his decision in May to cancel the return flight to the UK of a deported Zaïrean citizen , although a High Court judge had ordered a stay on the latter 's removal . |
| 8 | Specifically , in the case of Anthony Miers , the Royal Navy submariner who finally came in for a teeny bit of criticism over his methods of disposing of German seamen who rather inconveniently surrendered . |
| 9 | The two companies claim the agreement will mean that customers switching from leased line services to local network interconnect systems will be able to maintain the level of control over their internetworks to which they have become accustomed . |
| 10 | The two companies claim the agreement will mean that customers switching from leased line services to local network interconnect systems will be able to maintain the level of control over their internetworks to which they have become accustomed . |
| 11 | The girl , when I could see her properly , was a rough-looking twenty , and had as many coats of paint over her eyes as a Roller gets on its doors . |
| 12 | Jacqueline Bridger , 46 , poured a can of petrol over her head in the office of Michael Sargeant , the man she claimed had been her lover , the Old Bailey was told . |
| 13 | It has meant that proposed talks with Forest over his return to the club have been put on hold , and the transfer is not expected to be completed until the weekend . |
| 14 | The Sunderland manager has lived with speculation over his job since signing a one-year contract at the end of last season . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'm not ashamed of it , ’ she retorted , taut with anger over his reference to her mother . |
| 16 | Many headmen regarded the establishment of police stations with jurisdiction over their localities as a challenge to their own authority . |
| 17 | Mr Major came under fire over his pledge to Euro-rebels in the Commons he will not ratify the controversial Maastricht Treaty until next year . |
| 18 | Brady does not absolve himself from criticism over his part in that state of affairs . |
| 19 | Alexander 's mind shifted from conflict over his intentions to certainty that The Yellow Chair was what he was writing . |
| 20 | The worst bit was to come , when the steamer rolled over and took in water over her bulwarks at one side , then rolled straight over and took in water over her bulwarks at the other side . |
| 21 | The worst bit was to come , when the steamer rolled over and took in water over her bulwarks at one side , then rolled straight over and took in water over her bulwarks at the other side . |
| 22 | Jones landed in trouble over his commentary on a football video glorifying violence and dirty tricks . |
| 23 | Jones landed in trouble over his commentary on a football video glorifying violence . |
| 24 | I will pass in silence over my feelings for you , for they can mean little to you at present ( though I am in some doubt as to when ‘ at present ’ is ) , though I assure you that what briefly flowered between us one morning is a blossom that will not perish , however many mornings remain . |
| 25 | Wainfleet could not resist gloating to Rain over his story of a romance between Hunter-Blair and Maureen . |
| 26 | The Party 's formative years were marked by controversy over its relations with the Labour Party , over its internal reorganization along " Bolshevik " lines , over its attitudes towards parliamentary democracy , but not significantly over its allegiance to the Communist International and the Soviet Union . |