Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] a [noun] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lesley Harrison , 29 , was knifed by a taxi passenger as she stepped between him and the driver during a row over the fare . |
| 2 | And ‘ it ’ might be a frantic drive down the coast for a weekend over the border into Mexico , or a trip into the wine-growing country beyond the Berkeley hills , or trying a new recipe involving chocolate sauce and lobster claws or something equally revolting . |
| 3 | Strolling down the Strand towards the Savoy for the election-night bash thrown by Conrad Black , right-wing Canadian owner of the two Telegraph s and the Spectator , I meet the dark , unfathomable eyes of a woman over the top of her sleeping bag . |
| 4 | With the world 's transport systems not prepared to align themselves with Athletico training sessions or match kick-offs , Homstat was sometimes absent for weeks on end , giving team talks with the aid of an interpreter over the telephone , or he would be a lone , pathetic figure , sat in the dug-out on a wet Monday morning urging on thin air . |
| 5 | Also on Saturday , June 27 , shareholders of the West Somerset Railway will join in the festivities with a ride over the Quantocks in a special train from Bishops Lydeard to Minehead . |
| 6 | His own firm had been picketed for the last five months in a dispute over the use of new technology . |
| 7 | The failure to engage in that kind of self-reflection was part of a self-assurance over the wider common culture . |
| 8 | ‘ There 's been a bit of a crisis over the weekend — some vital supplies have been held up — and , apparently , my presence is urgently required . ’ |
| 9 | If he did so intend then , in the case of a child over the age of 16 , his interpretation of the law was inconsistent with the express words of section 8(3) of the Act of 1969 . |
| 10 | IN THESE days when money is scarce for most rugby clubs Morley earned themselves £1,500 on the toss of a coin over the weekend . |
| 11 | CB radio fan Smith met Lineker during a chat over the airwaves . |
| 12 | MALCOLM ALLISON was back in managerial business last night when Dennis Rofe quit struggling Bristol Rovers after a row over the man brought in to guide him through troubled waters . |
| 13 | Suggest other situations where there is scope for ‘ fiddling ’ based on the superior knowledge of the provider of a service over the customer . |
| 14 | One earlier example is of the cross-in-square type with a dome over the crossing . |
| 15 | The meeting will be the first involving the big three of South Africa 's 15-month-old democracy negotiations since the Convention for a Democratic South Africa ( Codesa ) collapsed last May in a row over the powers of local governments . |
| 16 | ‘ You … you — ’ He stopped shouting and his mouth dropped open as he saw Dickon pushing a boy in a wheelchair over the grass towards him . |
| 17 | Lives in a room over the garage at Tyler 's 'ard. 'as the place to 'imself when Mr Dysart 's not there , o' course , which is most o' the time . ’ |
| 18 | There were girls fixing their make-up at a mirror over the mantelpiece , or scanning notices on the board — items for sale , extra tuition offered , rooms to share , sodalities to join . |
| 19 | Soft ground would put stamina at a premium over the twelve furlongs , and doubts about Sir Ivor 's getting the trip contributed to Piggott 's tactics . |
| 20 | The question placed me in danger of a box over the ear from the broken-nosed physics master who , despite his pugnacious appearance , failed to keep order in any class . |
| 21 | I apply stronger colours with a sponge over the top of the background to provide the smaller branches of the main tree . |
| 22 | But this time Hardy went straight on to the attack , putting Holmes on the canvas with a right over the top for an initial count of seven . |
| 23 | " Well , Kate ? " he said in his study , a small room with a cross over the mantelpiece . |
| 24 | Mr Boyle was alleged to have struck him with the crowbar in a row over the sale of T-shirts . |
| 25 | In the afternoon it was the same two Spaniards who led the home team to a whitewash over the visitors . |
| 26 | The approach of companies varies , but many prefer to have a flexible legal agreement allowing surface access for prospecting , including overburden drilling and geophysics , with the right of a first refusal to an option over the mineral rights after a specified time . |
| 27 | Denuded heads on pale green drooping stems hung like mourners at a graveside over the ring of faded scarlet petals that lay on the painted wood . |
| 28 | An investigation 's been launched into how three American bombers from an airbase in the region were involved in a near miss with a helicopter over the North Sea . |
| 29 | Following a visit to Beijing to sign an agreement on Hong Kong 's airport project [ see p. 38340 ] , the UK Prime Minister , John Major , paid a one-day visit to Hong Kong on Sept. 6 during which he promised to intervene personally with Chinese leaders in the event of a dispute over the status of Hong Kong . |
| 30 | It is thought that the presumption contained in subs ( 3 ) in relation to the purchase of land would be applied by analogy in the event of a dispute over the ownership of other assets purchased in similar circumstances . |