Example sentences of "[vb past] [noun] [prep] [adv] over [art] " in BNC.

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1 The school , for disturbed children , drew pupils from all over the country , at fees of forty thousand pounds a year each .
2 The Great Exhibition lasted from May until October and attracted visitors from all over the world to see the various items of produce exhibited , and a Mr. Thomas Cook enlarged his business by arranging trips to that Exhibition from a great many places .
3 In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the fair — for cattle , sheep and hardware as well as horses — attracted people from all over the country .
4 The event attracted people from all over the UK .
5 Founded in the thirteenth century , Salamanca was the equal of Paris , Bologna and Oxford , became internationally famous and attracted students from all over the world .
6 With their extensive libraries , Irish monasteries attracted students from all over the world .
7 The treasures of a man who spent his life helping other people discover valuables in their own attics attracted interest from all over the world .
8 It attracted followers from all over the world .
9 Railways and steamships brought delegates from all over the country to the chosen centre each year , and also brought foreign visitors , giving an international flavour to the occasion .
10 I got letters from all over the country , from young mothers of all ages and circumstances .
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