Example sentences of "to a [noun sg] [prep] [noun] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | Serious political divisions within the Congress , whose proceedings were brought to a standstill in October over the impeachment of the Minister of Public Works and Communications and the subsequent dismissal of the Congress president [ see pp. 37771-72 ] , threatened prolonged instability as did continued labour protests against anti-inflationary measures , culminating in a 24-hour general strike on Feb. 6 , 1991 [ see p. 38001 ] . |
| 2 | It 's a fair bet that 90 per cent of people would admit to a maelstrom of confusion over the facts behind the tragedy of the country which was once called Yugoslavia . |
| 3 | Both the statement and financial figures are expected to relate to a plan for development over a period of 3–4 years . |
| 4 | In the course of time , however , the monotheistic principle began to assert itself , and for a complex of reasons not within the scope of this essay , the god Yahweh was elevated to a position of supremacy over all other deities . |
| 5 | The Learning that goes on in higher education justifies the label ‘ higher ’ precisely because it refers to a state of mind over and above conventional recipe or factual learning . |
| 6 | It is paid free of tax up to a maximum of £8000 over the full period of the allowance ( see Appendix 1 ) . |
| 7 | Deposits can be made by regular savings or by lump sum deposits subject to a maximum of £9,000 over the five year period but you may not deposit more than £3,000 in the first year or £1,800 in any succeeding year . |
| 8 | The man 's trembling want of her made her feel that speck grow into a force ; she began to enjoy denying him , then permitting him again , she used her strength to grip and pin him and squeeze him in parts that made him cry out , to gouge and scratch his pale , thin flesh , she fortified him with tisanes that make men what was called in her language ‘ cross ’ , and gave him leaves to chew to stay his excitement so she could explore the crustacean pinkness of his flesh and turn her curiosity and its tinge of disgust to a form of power over him which gave her pleasure . |
| 9 | ‘ You 've been to a lot of trouble over this , Paul , thank you . |
| 10 | but then her anger seemed to have woken her and she continued , ‘ I know you went to a lot of trouble over the meal , but my brother 's sexual proclivities are n't any of your business , or mine either . ’ |
| 11 | He had administered the fumes to a number of women over several years with no side-effects . |
| 12 | There would be a gap of anything from six months to a number of years over which a veil was drawn . |
| 13 | A shortage of zinc caused by supply disruptions and , some say , manipulation of the market forced the cash price of zinc to more than $1,400 a tonne , and to a premium of $240 over the forward price on the London Metal Exchange last week . |