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 . |