Example sentences of "was [vb pp] over the " in BNC.

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1 Six weeks after battle was joined over the proposed ‘ rectification ’ of French spelling , the resistance fighters appear to have won the day .
2 Eventually , however , the navvies and engineers overcame the difficulties and the bridge was erected over the road and the foundations of the embankment were laid .
3 In France , a very tall but lightweight flèche was erected over the crossing .
4 Whitton almost broke the deadlock , rising to connect with a Frank Yallop cross , but his firm header was palmed over the top by Kelly .
5 It was formed over the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries by the Princes zu Salm-Reifferscheidt-Dyck , and displayed at Schloss Dyck , their picturesque Rhineland ‘ water-castle ’ in the north-west of the country near Düsseldorf .
6 But this time the England striker 's shot on the turn was diverted over the bar by Eric Young 's outstretched leg .
7 United started off like express trains despite that too weak lay off , in the second minute , Martin Foyle broke clear into the box on the left side , and from a tight angle goalkeeper Bob Bolder blocked the ball with his feet ; a minute later , Les Phillips ' shot was diverted over the crossbar by the foot of Alan Kernigan .
8 The man was stooped over the sign in a ragged butler 's outfit with trousers that were too short , exposing his white ankles .
9 The smoke from the incinerator made Harry blink and cough , but Morpurgo , who was stooped over the very top of it , seemed unaffected and still he paid his visitor no heed .
10 The secular and religious authority enjoyed by this clan was recognized over the years in an ever wider area of the country , and during the seventh century the head of the clan used the title of emperor or empress on the Chinese model .
11 Buddhism , like Hinduism from which it emerged , is also a scientific teaching , and the Swastika borrowed from the Hindus is a symbol of esoteric Buddhism and as such was placed over the heart of the Buddha , stamped on the breasts of departed Initiates and planted wherever Buddhists have left their mark .
12 With the body encased , the top lid — with the merest ghost of a form — was placed over the lip of the main case , as one would the lid of a shoe-box , and soldered with a 3/4-inch iron .
13 The links between politics and patronage can not have been beneficial to the efficiency of the customs service as a revenue-collecting agency , for all too often strong political interests could secure an important post for a man with little or no experience who was placed over the head of men far better qualified than himself , and presumably resentful of their own failure to secure advancement .
14 The idea that science should be expressed in someone else 's language , the compulsory ‘ the test-tube was placed over the bunsen burner ’ , may disadvantage many pupils but especially girls if that other language is seen to be part of the world of men .
15 Whaddon saw their acceptance into the Combination as the first tentative step towards professional League football , and work was undertaken over the next five years on building and improving basic facilities at ‘ The Tip ’ .
16 There was a banquet , shared by all his captains , when gold plate , money and villages were freely dispensed and no man , Mameluke or white , was favoured over the other .
17 However , a resolution on implementation of the new election law was delayed over the issue of whether non-citizens resident in Estonia could vote or not .
18 Sarah was allowed to dust and polish in Mr Bradford 's rooms , a duty given only to trusted servants since it meant moving many of his important papers , but when she went in there after her return she dropped one of his boxes and everything was scattered over the carpet .
19 A cover was installed over the second seat and a new canopy and windscreen were built .
20 Urged on by an expectant crowd , Leicester continued to press forward and Thompson 's 20-yard shot was tipped over the bar one-handed by Nixon to concede one of several successive corners .
21 Why Charles was tipped over the edge
22 Hull had the better of the first half struggle with Russ Wilcox their outstanding player , unlucky when his powerful header was tipped over the top .
23 United started the second half with a little bit more spirit , a Les Phillips header was tipped over the bar by Stowell .
24 He was sent home from hospital after a short period , since the doctors thought it more important that he should be there with his wife , and he shouted " hurrah ! hurrah ! hurrah ! " as he was carried over the threshold .
25 Expansion of the routes was expected over the next decade .
26 Urine was collected over the first 6 hours after PEG deposition .
27 By 1914 the number of Chinese boarding houses was reckoned over the previous few years to have increased by stages from 13 to 300 to 400 .
28 Erm , the problem is that this should , this agenda was prepared over the Christmas period basically , and , and we started on the preparations of an economic development strategy in , in accordance with the way we 'd done it before , which was basically a strategy of what we were going to do ourselves .
29 During the interval the absent Burroughs was pumped over the PA system , via a tape supplied by Somerville .
30 The Party 's policy on Spain had also been radically altered amid the great enthusiasm which was felt over the resistance of the Republican Government .
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