Example sentences of "[be] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | THERE 'S been a revolution in media over the last few years and it 's going to continue at an ever-increasing pace for sometime to come . |
| 2 | There 's been a chorus of condemnation over the British National Party 's election victory in Tower Hamlets . |
| 3 | In the USA , it notes , there has been a storm of protest over a government decision not to insist on tests and labelling of genetically modified foods , which has led to calls for boycotts of gene foods . |
| 4 | There 's been a lot of concern over the past few months of the rate of increase in unemployment within the Harrogate District and how as a percentage unemployment has increased in the Harrogate District rather than other districts . |
| 5 | I suppose in the nineteen fifties we all thought that was the answer to energy production , but there seem to have been a lot of problems over these since then . |
| 6 | The river was n't visible , but there had been a lot of rain over that week and one corner of the field had flooded , leaving a shallow temporary loch reflecting the tarnished dark silver of the clouds ; its waters were still and flat . |
| 7 | There 's really been a lot of trouble over it ! |
| 8 | The activities of the far right have been a cause for concern over here for a while now . |
| 9 | John Kay , the Sunderland Supporters Association 's Player of the Year has been a model of consistency over the season tough , dependable and never over-awed by the occasion . |
| 10 | But there 've been a number of changes over the years , certainly prior to nineteen seventy four that would be the case , water boards supplying water , local councils treating treating the sewage , and the rivers authorities looking after the river pollution aspects . |
| 11 | The implications for my daughter 's safety and security , and and mine and the rest of my family 's , because there have been a number of occasions over the years when I 've had to turn to the police because of my anxiety about that when there 's been a lot of attention from the media and when the press have published our address and so on erm and we 've had I 've had specific death threats particularly against my daughter on one occasion . |
| 12 | These clips are a triumph of form over content , and by the time you reach the four live songs that close this boxful of banging and shouting , it 's a relief to know that at least this is roughly what they 're really like when they 're not busy being hyperactive . |
| 13 | ‘ There are a couple of rooms over the stables , ’ he told her . |
| 14 | But after Hereford 's defeat by Doncaster last week , it may be a case of confidence over conscience . |
| 15 | The main reason seems to be a difference of opinion over the Italian state 's role as lender of last resort to troubled banks . |
| 16 | And so there must be an element of doubt over having updated from nineteen eighty one here to nineteen eighty nine . |
| 17 | While experience may show that certain tasks were not as good discriminators as others there is likely to be an abundance of evidence over the three-year period for teachers to use . |
| 18 | There 's a gratuitousness of form over content : so much more is done than is ‘ required ’ for the purposes of communication , so much flaunting and adornment . |
| 19 | so providing they just play it steadily they should be alright , there 's a lot of discrimination over the Australian defeat in the paper , they reckon that if erm |
| 20 | ‘ There 's a lot of ducks over there by the stream , ’ she said . |
| 21 | ‘ There 's a body of opinion over here that we 're too British , ’ adds Fruitbat , ‘ and that does make me feel like I 'm banging my head against a wall at times . |
| 22 | ‘ Now all she needs is a bit of work over a mile and a quarter on Tuesday and she 'll be ready for Longchamp . |
| 23 | Then there is a suit in Miami over a missing $6 billion ( £3.4 billion ) from Panama 's treasury . |
| 24 | And still of a winter 's night , they say , when the wind is in the trees , When the moon is a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas , When the road is a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor , A highwayman comes riding — |
| 25 | One of the most important gifts a teacher can pass on to pupils is a sense of control over one 's life . |
| 26 | These assumptions may be summarized as follows : ( a ) that the account of how Molla Husrev came to the Muftilik is at least broadly correct ; ( b ) that the Muftilik passed in an uncomplicated manner from Fahreddin Acemi to the Mufti of Istanbul ( though , as has been seen , there is a division of opinion over whether the latter was Abdulkerim or Molla Husrev ) ; ( c ) that Abdulkerim did hold the office of Mufti , that is , the Muftilik of Istanbul ( though again there is disagreement about when he held it ) . |
| 27 | There is a lot of controversy over which SPF ( sun protection factor ) creams are best for particular countries . |
| 28 | The scenery , it goes without saying , is a miracle of mind over Matterhorn . |
| 29 | Avesco Plc yesterday announced plans to demerge its VideoLogic Ltd multimedia subsidiary , which has joint venture agreements with IBM Corp : it says that Videologic 's turnover for the year that ends today will be not less than £10.4m , which is an increase of 44% over last year : Avesco also plans to raise £12.1m net of expenses in a one-for-three rights issue at 63 pence ; the news put 12 pence on the share price , which reached 97p . |
| 30 | But in keeping with the healing theme of the new album , ‘ Natural Beauty ’ is an ode to preservation over annihilation and extinction . |