Example sentences of "[noun sg] was over the [noun] of " in BNC.

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1 The sun was over the rim of the Common now , and there was the beginnings of darkness in the tangled trees .
2 Part of the battle was over the carcass of 1 Special Service Regiment already alluded to .
3 Another initial area of disagreement was over the casting of Susan George as his wife Amy .
4 At first , the major focus of concern was over the possibility of technological unemployment .
5 Given the concerns of the 1920s , it comes as no surprise that the initial challenge was over the issue of administrative law .
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