Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [noun sg] over [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I fear that I may not be able to take part in the debate as I intend to cause trouble for the Government over Oxleas wood , which is in my constituency and that of the hon. Member for Woolwich ( Mr. Cartwright ) , but I hope that my hon. Friend will regard my support as being with him throughout the debate . |
| 2 | Lord Tebbit refused to be daunted by the new legal ruling that a defeat for the Government over Labour 's amendment on the social chapter — which sets out rules on conditions and hours of work which apply throughout the rest of Europe — would not affect ratification . |
| 3 | First , there is the possibility that restrictive recruitment policies provide the context for the development over time of a separate bureaucratic ‘ view ’ . |
| 4 | By closing time the place was like an alcoholic Turkish bath , and leaving it for the trip over Stonesdale Moor in the lashing rain was a sore wrench indeed . |
| 5 | This had important implications for the debate over access to birth control information and abortion — rarely were demands for freer access to birth control information devoid of maternalist rhetoric . |
| 6 | Punters ' money might well have drifted towards Pakistan but for the uncertainty over Javed Miandad 's fitness . |
| 7 | They have softened the room with cushions and tartan throws , to make it a cosy base for the family over Christmas . |
| 8 | It 's a rare wife indeed whose genuine reaction to betrayal is fond indulgence ( ‘ Oh , Charles , you 're such an adolescent skirt-chaser ’ ) , dignified disinterest ( ‘ Where you choose to put your thingie while zooming around the world on so-called business is , quite frankly , no concern of mine ’ ) or outward serenity , as displayed by Jane Ashdown during the furore over Paddy 's affair with his secretary . |
| 9 | Equipped with Messerschmitt Bf109E fighters , the unit was composed of battle-hardened veterans who had seen much action during the fighting over England during the previous summer . |
| 10 | The name was taken from the date in 1991 on which 14 people were killed by Soviet troops during the crisis over Lithuania 's demands for independence from the USSR [ see pp. 37944-45 ] . |
| 11 | The Aussie forward was stretchered off during the win over Hull at Wilderspoool , after an incident involving former Welsh RU international Mark Jones . |
| 12 | Cook sustained that injury during the win over Basingstoke last month . |
| 13 | NEWCASTLE keeper Tommy Wright will miss Northern Ireland 's opening World Cup qualifying game against Lithuania in Belfast on Tuesday night as he aggravated an old shoulder injury during the win over Portsmouth . |
| 14 | In practice they are at daggers drawn as the furore over Tom Clarke 's pronouncements on the subject this week amply illustrates . |
| 15 | It seems that the initial agonism derives from a conflict over dominance and the subsequent sexual posturing reduces both aggressive and escape tendencies as the conflict over dominance is resolved . |
| 16 | THE Prime Minister was forced into a damage limitation exercise yesterday as the row over VAT on fuel bills spiralled out of control . |
| 17 | AS the row over Labour 's election broadcast grew it was revealed grandparents of a four-year-old boy paid out £300 for a private ear operation to avoid a six-months wait on the health service . |
| 18 | As the struggle over levels of relief intensified , so the Alliance lost further ground . |
| 19 | As the argument over tax bases and tax rates is by no means over , it appears appropriate to comment upon some of the principal proposals . |
| 20 | STORMIN ’ Norman Tebbit hijacked the Tory conference yesterday as the war over Europe exploded into the most vicious confrontation in the party 's history . |
| 21 | But the national securities regulator said it was unhappy about the deal over boardroom seats , whereby Mr Spalvins nominates four of the six directors at Bell Resources . |
| 22 | But the finality of the announcement is another cruel blow to the young princes who have already been through the wringer over revelations in the Andrew Morton book Diana : Her True Story . |
| 23 | WIRRAL Council may have to sell off more land to head off the crisis over home improvement grants , Liberal Democrat leader Coun Phil Gilchrist warned last night . |
| 24 | The move , disclosed by health chiefs , is likely to create controversy after the outcry over school league tables . |
| 25 | I was doing him a favour looking after the house over Christmas . ’ |
| 26 | Wright said : ‘ After the victory over Blackburn a couple of weeks ago , I picked up some kind of flu bug . |
| 27 | Share the tension and drama as the last Lancaster bomber is ‘ talked down ’ to safety after a raid over enemy territory . |
| 28 | Share the tension and the drama as the last Lancaster is ‘ talked down ’ to safety after a raid over enemy territory . |
| 29 | A KEY trio of Lithuanian players look certain to miss tomorrow 's World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in Vilnius after a row over insurance cover . |
| 30 | A KEY trio of Lithuanian players look certain to miss tomorrow 's World Cup qualifier against the Republic of Ireland in Vilnius after a row over insurance cover . |