Example sentences of "[verb] an [noun] [prep] [noun pl] over " in BNC.

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1 But as he tapped it , expertly , for he had suffered an onslaught of boils over a suppurating , pus-stinking twelvemonth , he knew that the hardness meat it was not quite ripe .
2 ‘ One trader has already indicated he has had an increase in takings over the last week .
3 The trainer 's task is to explore more deeply , by facilitating an exchange of views over what else might happen and what passes through the minds of the adviser and client as a result of particular approaches .
4 Charles led an army of Neustrians over the western Pyrenees , while a further force levied from Austrasia , Lombardy and Burgundy , crossed the eastern Pyrenees .
5 Because the faculty receives an excess of applications over places available , having the grades listed in the table of course requirements does not mean that a place will necessarily be offered .
6 At the year end the group had an excess of liabilities over assets of £2.987m and was in breach of its main banking facilities .
7 The Prime Minister has rejected an offer of talks over peace in Northern Ireland with the Sinn Fein leader , Gerry Adams .
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