Example sentences of "to [pos pn] [noun pl] over " in BNC.
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1 | He went on , ‘ If it had n't been for Bertha sticking to her guns over the question of the house , I 'd have been married to Doreen by now — and that would have been a disaster . ’ |
2 | Ted Forde , RRA chairperson , said the RRA would appeal and said most of the council debate was irrelevant to their concerns over the dump , as the debate had focused on the factory in Ovens . |
3 | Local folklore has it that in prehistoric times men drove wild cattle to their deaths over Combe Scar and ate them where they fell at the foot of the crag ( cattle bones are reputed to have been found there ) . |
4 | Green and overeager they were distinctly optimistic to their clients over the telephone . |
5 | The pair were in the front rank throughout , nothing else landing a blow , and Golden Chip had also dictated terms to his rivals over a mile on the same course four days earlier . |
6 | You may think you 're obsessed , pal , with Miss Return to Your Roots over there … ’ |