Example sentences of "were [verb] [prep] [noun] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although initially encouraging , the approach proved to be fruitless and both bodies made independent arrangements within separately developed policies which were to lead to disagreement over the Cambridge Board 's RAC scheme for liberal adult education throughout the region , and which is considered in the next section of this chapter . |
| 2 | They were gripped by anxiety over the fate of European Jewry . |
| 3 | The overall award went to the Chesham Building Society but because the awards were based on performance over the last 10 years , the Royal Bank should soon be pitching for the top spot . |
| 4 | There is no surviving evidence comparable to the parish records of the seventeenth century which shows the rate of change among village inhabitants over short periods , but certainly , as we have seen ( Ch.2 ) , families died out and were replaced by others over the course of the century . |
| 5 | Nordhausen and Albert Goodenache were coming into view over the horizon . |
| 6 | A total of five extra crew were taken on board over the next three months , including a new master , Edward Barker ; he found a ship 's company of nine men — Robert Gray , the steward , having died a day after Robert Titford . |
| 7 | There was also continuing violence in Natal between Inkatha and ANC supporters ; at least 10 people were killed in incidents over the weekend of Aug. 25-26 . |
| 8 | For much of the 1950s relations with South Korea were bedevilled by conflict over the territorial waters of the two countries . |
| 9 | The four defendants — Mr Stainforth was found not guilty — were released on bail over the weekend until sentencing on the Monday . |
| 10 | Streets were draped in swags over the windows and doors , with branches of lemon pinned to them . |