Example sentences of "from the [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hoving 's gushings are just as tiresome as his nastiness : his description of warming up the cantankerous Robert Lehman ( estranged from the museum over what the collector believed to be an anti-Semitic slight ) recalls similar scenes in Shirley Temple films , the main difference being that presumably Hoving did n't sit on Lehman 's lap . |
| 2 | A contemporary of Freud , he differed from the master over his emphasis on sexuality as the most important motivation on personality . |
| 3 | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy what was the total subvention to British Coal from the Exchequer over the past five years . |
| 4 | In Australia 's dry soils there are millions of tonnes of salt blown in from the sea over many millions of years . |
| 5 | The High Altar was carved by M. V. Jäckel and J. K. Liška painted the fine Stigmata of St Francis here , and also the Finding of the True Cross on the altar to the N. The Assumption of the Virgin on the right-hand altar is by Willmann , and it is his Expulsion from the Temple over the W door . |
| 6 | You can discover the great square keep , and enjoy the panoramic view from the top over the town below . |
| 7 | A TIP : If a power failure occurs ( or the mains have to be turned off ) temperature loss can be much reduced by just throwing a blanket from the bed over the aquarium . |
| 8 | There was a grey glimmer from the window over the stairs . |
| 9 | I 'd seen Miss Mallender walking out along the pontoon to the boat and I 'd turned away from the window over the sink to 'and Mr Dysart 'is coffee when there was this great whoomph outside . |
| 10 | The Stephanian transgresses from the north over Westphalian C and D with a long tongue reaching south as far as Bentheim : the so called Ems Low . |
| 11 | Interest received from the borrower over the six months might not be sufficient to cover the bank 's own interest costs on deposits . |
| 12 | It was the first time the church authorities had discussed the issue of the refugees , some 25,000 of whom have entered Hungary from the south over the past year . |
| 13 | Hdt ix 73 : Sparta honours Decelea ) two foreigners , Thebans , are granted preferential seats at the sanctuary spectacles and — a very interesting phrase — ‘ freedom from the taxes over which the Eleusinians have control ’ . |
| 14 | The fight raised further questions about the electronic scoring where five judges push buttons to record the punches , an innovation that brought a serious but unsuccessful protest from the USA over the defeat of their captain , light-flyweight Eric Griffin . |
| 15 | Clive Ponting qualifies his own claims concerning American leverage by acknowledging that Wilson was wholly opposed to devaluation , and differed at most from the Americans over the details of the British role East of Suez . |
| 16 | Salt handed her a cloth from the rail over the wide kitchen fireplace . |
| 17 | Then there were the bruises on his knees and elbows that he 'd received from the fall over the trip-wire at Jacqui 's . |
| 18 | THE British defence industry has taken a battering from the government over the past decade . |
| 19 | The Extraditables were seeking to force concessions from the government over a 1984 extradition treaty with the United States and over policy towards convicted traffickers [ for releases or killings of five hostages since January 1991 see pp. 37957 ; 38001 ] . |
| 20 | I threw some of the water from the bowl over my own face and drank the rest for I was thirsty , then followed him down to the Great Hall . |
| 21 | Apart from the worry over The Family Reunion , I perceived that lie was under considerable strain . |
| 22 | The mercy of unconsciousness was denied him ; as one of the men slapped him while the other threw water from the tap over him , also tugging his hair in an effort to bring him round . |
| 23 | Erm , I was going to mention , as Rob has done the increase in new complaints , which I think is somewhat welcome erm , we 're still taking a long time from the averages over the last twelve months , I think that 's just reflecting being out some days over the ones you 've been talking about , er , we 're down on actual stage one equipments in the month erm , we 're not quite sure why that is , mm it 's just the way things have panned out . |
| 24 | When I fly out from the nest over the moors to its great and awesome cliff and gyre on the winds out over the sea then can I call myself a Wrath eagle . ’ |
| 25 | And the archaeological remains give authenticity to the fascinating legends of Greek mythology with the most famous of them all , the Parthenon , looking down from the acropolis over the bustling city of Athens below . |
| 26 | Apart from the agitation over conditions and pay in the mid-1960s which led to a new contract and the " renaissance of general practice " the profession was virtually untouched by governments of either party , although the escalating demands on the hospital service which successive governments tried to grapple with were largely GP-induced . |
| 27 | FIFTEEN dentists ' practices are to consider resigning from the NHS over proposed government funding cuts they fear could lead to bankruptcy . |
| 28 | ‘ In view of your opinion of me , it wo n't surprise you to know that I 've been out with a couple of the other men from the station over the past week , ’ Maria volunteered stormily , halting and then swinging round to face him again . |
| 29 | The C E C have had twelve months , the sections have been up and running , they should have learnt from the experiences over the last twelve months because all that they 've done is presented us with the same document with the exclusion of the one issue of the two year conference . |
| 30 | We have appreciated so much the support , encouragement , prayers and interest of many from the fellowship over the last year . |