Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their plight made me feel rather guilty about my concern over the mosquito bites on my face . |
| 2 | The bruised executives of British Coal would testify to that after their run-in over the coal contract which ended up in court . |
| 3 | The MP wrote a strongly-worded letter after hearing from worried residents in an area near Stirling Castle about their fears over the offer of a flat to an ‘ anti-social tenant ’ . |
| 4 | And today staff and patients have been talking about their victory over the health service bureaucrats : |
| 5 | presented ( retiring Teachers ' Representative ) with a beautiful bowl of plants on behalf of all the teachers and thanked for her work over the past years . |
| 6 | Mr Justice Ian Kennedy said he wanted to know about arrangements for her supervision over the next two years . |
| 7 | When appealed to for her support over the ginger beer , Araminta had laughed . |
| 8 | That class , composed largely of drapers , pepperers , goldsmiths , mercers , and vintners , controlled the city through its hold over the offices of mayor , sheriff , and alderman . |
| 9 | Direct expenditure by the federal government on investment has been virtually eliminated since the adoption of the 1974 Constitution , but , as we shall see below , the federal government continues to have an important indirect influence on investment through its control over the level of bank credits . |
| 10 | Through their hold over the nine main lines fanning out from Moscow to all points of the compass they had succeeded in cutting off one White force from another in the Civil War . |
| 11 | Governments have a direct influence over the process of national income determination through their control over the flows of public expenditure G and taxation T . |
| 12 | He attacked the Government for its complacency over the issue and compared the time taken over the taking stock package with the quick unveiling of the Conservative proposals on the future of water and local government . |
| 13 | Commentators analysing the results said that they showed that voters had rewarded the NSF for its efforts over the past six months , had opted for gradual change , and supported a political grouping which showed far greater coherence than the fragmented opposition . |
| 14 | Even German management , which has quite rightly been praised for its achievements over the years , has been unable to respond easily to the economic errors of its government . |
| 15 | If MI5 had obeyed the 1952 Maxwell Fyfe guidelines then there would have been little cause for complaint about its activities over the past 35 years . |
| 16 | We thank all our customers for their support over the past year . |
| 17 | A phased package of integrated measures — ‘ GREENWAYS ’ — has been approved by the Council and the Capital Plan includes financial provision for their implementation over the next 5 years and beyond . |
| 18 | We also thank the team of dedicated workers at the Women 's Nutritional Advisory Service for their professionalism over the years , which has enabled us to collect much of the research referred to in this book . |
| 19 | In the unlikely event of an alternative Administration being returned to power and seeking to get talks started , on the basis of my experience over the past two years I wish the hon. Gentleman well . |
| 20 | By this time I was becoming a little dissatisfied with the imprinting set-up that had become the stock in trade of my lab over the past few years , and I planned to try using an alternative form of learning in the chick . |
| 21 | Let me say straight away that I am far from being a male chauvinist ( many of my girlfriends over the years have been females ) , indeed the very first person to introduce me to canoeing was Marianne Tucker who subsequently represented England in the 1960 Olympics . |
| 22 | ‘ One of my problems over the last few years has been that I 'm amazingly optimistic — really stupid in fact ! |
| 23 | As Taff and I ducked down into the trench I upset the remains of my meal over the floor . |
| 24 | Despite their differences over the long-term socio-economic trends in the countryside , all sides accept that the outcome there would be crucially affected by urban developments . |
| 25 | Yet , despite their form over the last two months , the turning point for Wigan 's 20th major trophy in six years undoubtedly came in December when it looked that they might struggle for success this season . |
| 26 | On Jan. 10 , following a third round of discussions to resolve the Ayodhya dispute , Hindu and Moslem leaders belonging respectively to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad ( VHP ) and the All India Babri Masjid Action Committee ( AIBMAC ) agreed to the setting up of expert panels to examine documents in support of their claims over the site ; the panels would submit a report by Feb. 5 . |
| 27 | They must be able to show measurable improvements in the quality of their services over the past two years , and customer satisfaction , and they must have in hand or plan to introduce at least one innovative enhancement to their services which entails no additional cost to the taxpayer or consumer . |
| 28 | Even so , it offers no guarantee of an early end to the month-old blockade of Armenia by Azerbaijan , an extension of their feud over the region of Nagorny Karabakh . |
| 29 | Or does it mean that if total incomes rise by 4 per cent and total profits by 5 per cent , all profits are subject to a levy of one-fifth of their increase over the previous period ? |
| 30 | Ralph and Denise Bulger tell the world of their joy over the prospect of a new baby in a magazine interview published this morning . |