Example sentences of "[been] [noun] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had been disagreements over the timetable : France thought the transitional period was too short , while others wanted even faster movement . |
| 2 | There have been snags over the asking price of £1million , a record for a goalkeeper . |
| 3 | For many years there have been worries over the increasing monopolisation of British industry , as evidenced by increased levels of both aggregate and market concentration , and for which there is little doubt that merger activity has , at times , been a major causal factor ( see e.g. HMSO 1978 , Hughes 1989 ) . |
| 4 | Bassett adds : ‘ There have been opportunities over the past couple of years where clubs have shown an interest in me . |
| 5 | Within three months , the epidemic strain was cultured from 3 other patients ( M30 , M32 , and M34 ) who had been inpatients over the Christmas period , and had had close contact with patients M8 and M10 . |
| 6 | There had been dissent over the issue of whether to contest the forthcoming parliamentary elections on separate party lists . |
| 7 | Once he had been chieftain over the lands which had been rewarded to Richard Carew for his services to Oliver Cromwell . |
| 8 | But there have been disappointments over the years when in the heat of excitement he seemed unable to control an over-inflammable Slavonic temperament . |
| 9 | There had been speculation over the candidacy since the SPD 's defeat in the 1990 general election and Engholm 's election as party chair the following May [ see pp. 37904-05 ; 38199 ] . |
| 10 | For two years there has been debate over the future of the club 's home ground at McMullen Road , Darlington . |
| 11 | Whereas there have been arguments over the economic consequences of overseas war in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries , there is no disagreement that renewed English intervention in Europe in the sixteenth was massively expensive to the nation . |
| 12 | There have been instances over the years of a child who shows signs of an advanced ability in a particular direction . |
| 13 | Second , there has been concern over the appropriate speeds for traffic in calmed areas . |
| 14 | But the real-balance effect may also operate on a wider array of assets which constitute the net worth of the private sector , though there has always been controversy over the range of assets to which it is supposed to apply . |
| 15 | ‘ Yes , there have been occasions over the past four years when my morale has been very low , ’ he told The Bookseller this week . |
| 16 | There have been occasions over the past 30 years when the attendance in this House for my speeches has not been quite as large as it is today . |