Example sentences of "to [art] [noun] over the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 She notes that the Heinz family has been extraordinarily generous to the gallery over the years .
2 To pass beyond it is to cross the threshold into another dimension which , for all its pragmatic gifts to the West over the centuries , remains as mysteriously little-known to us now as it was for the first explorers .
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 The Port in the name of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port relates to the passage over the mountains to the south-west of the town , the most famous in all the Pyrenees .
5 If it is a view you are after , then better to go to the top of the Pic du Midi than remain down on the col , for from there the prospect has for long been famous , especially to the north over the plains and , on a good day , westward to the Atlantic .
6 I am aware of the difficult times that other theatre companies who actually face in this moment in time and I am very grateful when I and I 've always been grateful to the Harlow Council for the funding of the Council has given to the theatre , has given to the theatre over the years .
7 You know — ’ He pulled in his chin as he looked at her before continuing , ‘ It 's odd , but none of the other girls I 've brought to the house over the years have seemed to arouse your animosity .
8 Much has been added to the house over the years and today , with its elegant 18th-century front rooms , there is little to remind one of its humble beginnings .
9 Gower 's relaxed attitude and Johnson 's wry observation are served with a slice of lemon when it comes to the controversy over the differences with Messers Stewart and Gooch .
10 Tell me , in the lease as originally drawn up would you be able to let my client know whether there was specific reference to the controversy over the dustbins or did this develop after the Maltese took over ? ’
11 Too often Kendall seems preoccupied with finding a place in the team for Alan Harper , and although he has been a great servant to the club over the years , Everton will only be a really good side when he is playing in the reserves , and I do not mean that as an insult to Alan .
12 Nisbet , the 25-year-old full-back , refused to take all the credit on the strength of his contribution to the victory over the Belgians .
13 127 , Sir Charles Hall V.-C. referred to the jurisdiction over the Inns of the judges of the superior courts of England as a peculiar jurisdiction which has always been recognised .
14 The problem was compounded by the requirement of a voltage output range which led to a compromise over the values of certain components , particularly those in the filter section .
15 In the afternoon it was the same two Spaniards who led the home team to a whitewash over the visitors .
16 They attributed the idea of ‘ Wayfarers All ’ to a walk over the hills towards the West of Fowey , St. Catherine 's Castle and beyond .
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