Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] over [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Mr Wilson was elected to the leadership in 1963 , these doctrinal disputes were smoothed over and the Labour Party entered office in 1964 committed to a more rapid rate of growth , improved welfare benefits , more expenditure on schools , houses , roads and health and one major measure of public ownership — the renationalization of the steel industry . |
| 2 | Inadequacies were glossed over and the focus of attention became the necessary defence of the revolutionary Soviet state , the guardian protector of peace , freedom and equality , currently threatened by a barbaric and expansionist fascist state . |
| 3 | Above all , they were divided over whether the emphasis should be placed upon political or economic issues . |
| 4 | At this stage , given the scale of the fighting , EC members were divided over whether the peace conference could go ahead , and Germany warned that it would unilaterally grant formal recognition to Croatia and Slovenia ( both of which had declared independence on June 25 ) if fighting persisted . |
| 5 | This was vaulted over and the construction arches of the vault survive remarkably intact ( PLATE 38 ) . |
| 6 | And the engine man he was on his knees beside the engine the engine was sticking over and the officer was in charge watching when we was watching the boat coming towards the grating you know . |
| 7 | It was about how the unconscious was taking over and the Revelations were coming down … |
| 8 | Technically speaking , of course , she was off duty now and one of the night sisters had responsibility for the unit , but there was no way she was handing over until the camera crew went home . |
| 9 | ‘ I was bowled over because the guy was like a God to me . |