Example sentences of "[vb past] to [noun] over the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 There was a local tradition that Gloucester and the Stanleys came to blows over the division of authority , and their continuing rivalry may lie behind a royal command in 1476 that the tenants of Congleton should attend ‘ only upon the king 's highness and in his absence upon the lord Stanley ’ .
2 There was a local tradition that Gloucester and the Stanleys came to blows over the division of authority , and their continuing rivalry may lie behind a royal command in 1476 that the tenants of Congleton should attend ‘ only upon the king 's highness and in his absence upon the lord Stanley ’ .
3 I remember we came to blows over the Queen Mother thing .
4 As the sky faded to orange over the sea of felltops , it became clear that not only was Rib and Slab out of the question but we would be struggling to get back to Wasdale before nightfall .
5 He died before he went to trial over the matter .
6 The move comes after ward councillor Nick Thorne-Wallis ( Lab ) wrote to BR over the lack of fencing .
7 The move comes months after Labour councillor Nick Thorne- Wallis wrote to BR over the lack of fencing at the site .
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