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 . |