Example sentences of "been [v-ing] over [art] [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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1 Sir , — I have been puzzling over the purpose of P. Cowan 's ‘ Democracy ’ letter .
2 Doctors have been puzzling over the cause of acne for many years and trying to find a cure .
3 A row 's been brewing over the identity of the REAL Miss Forest of Dean .
4 They should have been negotiating over the location of the European monetary institute and of a subsequent European central bank in the City of London , but they have never even raised those questions , despite the fact that , of all the countries of the European Community , the location of the central bank has much the greatest importance for Britain .
5 In recent months , the Independent Broadcasting Authority and Unisat have been negotiating over the use of low-power transmitters by the IBA .
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