Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] [noun sg] [prep] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Also on Dec. 2 Baker announced that he was appealing to the House of Lords against an Appeal Court ruling of Nov. 29 which had declared him personally in contempt of court over his decision in May to cancel the return flight to the UK of a deported Zaïrean citizen , although a High Court judge had ordered a stay on the latter 's removal . |
| 2 | That knowledge , handed down by word of mouth over generations is invaluable . |
| 3 | Stories simply handed down by word of mouth over that length of time are likely to be less accurate than those written down from the beginning . |
| 4 | It was realised ( admittedly in connection with problems over legal aid payments , rather than dissolution of partnerships ) that difficulty might ensue where a solicitor continued to practise after applying for a renewal only to have his application eventually rejected . |
| 5 | The plans have been drawn up in response to concern over the nuclear industry 's long-term financial future , particularly after the end of the non-fossil fuels levy in 1998 . |
| 6 | BJP legislators yesterday walked out of parliament in protest over the arrests . |
| 7 | The purpose of this project is to investigate the flows into and out of unemployment in Britain over the past twenty years . |
| 8 | He used the event to test modifications to his Peugeot 205 GTi , carried out by Autotech of Thirsk over the winter season . |
| 9 | Apart from loss of control over females , there is also another danger in overinflating the size of the harem . |