Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] [prep] the [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ada Nield Chew , a working class mother , feminist and labour movement activist , was scornful in her assessment of the debate over the link between women 's employment and infant mortality . |
| 2 | The first of these was midway through its battle with the Rocket over the North Yorkshire moors . |
| 3 | In September 1990 the IMF had declared Sudan ineligible for refusing to discharge its obligations to the Fund over arrears accumulated since 1984 . |
| 4 | She jumped up and saw with dismay her reflection in the mirror over the fireplace . |
| 5 | When normal people would have been lying in their beds with the covers over their heads , these MPs bounced on to our television screens debating the minutiae of the leadership election system . |
| 6 | She has a career in legal reform related to children 's defence and legal aid , ‘ stood by ’ her husband in the controversy over his personal behaviour , and has been suggested by him as a possible member of his cabinet . |
| 7 | They are a very old family who have lived in that house for centuries , as you can see from their name on the stone over the front door . |
| 8 | Both men helped found the First International Working Men 's Association , and both contributed to its collapse after twelve years by their attacks on all other forms of socialist thought and their feud with the anarchists over maintaining full-scale industrialization . |
| 9 | The name Fleet was an Anglo-Saxon word meaning ‘ tidal inlet ’ and the principle sources of the water flowing into the River Fleet , were the heights of Hampstead Heath , also the grounds of Kenwood House at Highgate , all joining just north of Camden Town , and flowing south to join the River Thames , close to the Blackfriars monastery which gave its name to the bridge over the Thames at that point . |
| 10 | The evening turned out to be a spectacular climax to a year of consolidated growth for Embassy tennis , a tribute to its commitment to the game over a three year period . |
| 11 | Fortunately for the incumbents , some powerful Socialists might appreciate the support of the centre-right to buttress their position in the debate over the role of the government in the economy . |
| 12 | In Lapland the cavalcade of snow buggies bumped and rocked their way through the night over rough terrain . |
| 13 | Soon , the craft was making its way through the darkness over twenty-foot waves and taking on water . |
| 14 | This particular issue of Women 's Art is the last to be produced under the editorship of Genevieve Fox and we would like to thank her for her contribution to the magazine over the last year . |
| 15 | Despite an increase of 8.5% in the public subsidy for national museums in 1991–92 , most are still struggling to come to terms with the squeeze imposed on their budgets by the Treasury over the past few years . |
| 16 | In a speech delivered on Nov. 16 Zhu indicated that China was fully prepared to link its dispute with the UK over Hong Kong with the two countries ' future economic relations . |
| 17 | ARAB foreign ministers agreed yesterday to relay to the United Nations new proposals from Libya to break its deadlock with the West over the Lockerbie bombing . |
| 18 | There were attacks on Heseltine 's temperament and suitability for office , instancing the occasion on which he had waved the mace in the House of Commons and also the manner of his resignation from the Cabinet over the Westland affair . |
| 19 | In his confrontation with the West over Suez and his arousing of Arab nationalism to confront the intrusive Western position in the Middle East , he was spoken of as a modern-day Salah al-Din . |
| 20 | Henry VIII , in the 1530s , had begun to encourage Renaissance work by importing Italian craftsmen , but his break with the Pope over his religious and marital problems postponed the arrival of the Renaissance in England for nearly a century . |
| 21 | He had proved that he could maintain his force in the desert over a considerable length of time , which by air supply could easily be extended . |
| 22 | However , he does use his recollection of the journey over Ratagan , his eyes filled with mountains , to reflect in the Journey generally upon the condition of remoteness as it affects human beings , and thereby touches the core of his reasons for travelling . |
| 23 | He looked at his reflection in the window over the sink . |
| 24 | The verdict came as an immense relief for Mr Major , who put his job on the line over the Maastricht Treaty . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | And tomorrow in the final part of State of Grace , Ronnie will be turning his attention to the battle over women priests currently dividing the Scottish Episcopal Church . |
| 27 | ‘ Ian , ’ said the Major calmly , ‘ I think I can make out his saddle on the block over there . |
| 28 | Chairman Mao , the very dominant Communist leader of China , was so annoyed at Khrushchev , particularly over his co-operation with the U.S.A. over the setting up of the hot-line , that he called the U.S.S.R. |
| 29 | He stood , at least , for honesty in sexual dealings : hence his preference for the prostitute over the grisette . |
| 30 | THE Scottish Secretary , Ian Lang , was accused yesterday of acting like Pontius Pilate in washing his hands of the controversy over a hospital trust which wants to sack staff and reduce wages . |