Example sentences of "[been] [noun sg] over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | There had been dissent over the issue of whether to contest the forthcoming parliamentary elections on separate party lists . |
| 2 | Once he had been chieftain over the lands which had been rewarded to Richard Carew for his services to Oliver Cromwell . |
| 3 | There had been speculation over the candidacy since the SPD 's defeat in the 1990 general election and Engholm 's election as party chair the following May [ see pp. 37904-05 ; 38199 ] . |
| 4 | For two years there has been debate over the future of the club 's home ground at McMullen Road , Darlington . |
| 5 | Second , there has been concern over the appropriate speeds for traffic in calmed areas . |
| 6 | But the real-balance effect may also operate on a wider array of assets which constitute the net worth of the private sector , though there has always been controversy over the range of assets to which it is supposed to apply . |