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

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1 The Circular 's report of the NAPSS meeting in Edinburgh referred to the confusion over the " class " of the women to be introduced , noting that Miss Parkes had actually said " lower-class " .
2 Gathering up the eiderdown and drawing it round his shoulders , Mungo tiptoed to the window over the cold lino .
3 The Hungarian Democratic Union in Romania ( HDUR ) protested to the government over the appointments , and Hungarian demonstrators in the two counties — Covasna and Harghita — said on July 23 that they would wear a yellow star " a symbol of sad memories of civil intolerance and discrimination " if the decision were not revoked .
4 Attlee went to the country over the issue and lost the general election of October 1951 .
5 He thought about the dogs in their holes under the snow , and listened to the wind over the house .
6 Hundreds of people took to the water over the weekend to recreate ancient and strange boat races .
7 Inside the panelled room Buckmaster picked up a malacca cane , pointed to the wall over the fireplace .
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