Example sentences of "[prep] be [verb] over [art] " in BNC.

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1 But whereas normal grieving focuses on different aspects of the lost person , the depressed person seems to be grieving over an inner loss .
2 The storm seemed to be moving over a little .
3 Drug cartels and terrorists are reported to be taking over the counterfeit clothing business .
4 Great care therefore needs to be taken over the completion of documents .
5 But these signals did not reach AFHQ until the morning of the next day , 15 May , long after Robertson had sent his response to McCreery 's AC/189 which had only asked for " immediate steps " to be taken over the approach of Army Group E , and which had made no specific reference to Croats .
6 If you have n't got one of these to hand , perhaps we could arrange for one to be taken over the next few months .
7 There are final decisions still to be taken over the introduction of the speed controls but it seems likely humps would be in place by September this year .
8 He would prefer to see the work completed more quickly , otherwise whoever was responsible for operating services after privatisation ‘ is going to be running over a building site 400 miles long ’ for up to a decade .
9 Around the harbour , fishermen 's tavernas still jostle side by side with the newer cafés and bars which have sprung up to cater for the younger market , and the main daytime activity seems to be relaxing over a quiet glass of something while watching the boats chug in and out .
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