Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] [prep] over [art] century " in BNC.
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| 1 | Blackburn has had a high level of female participation in its labour market for over a century . |
| 2 | The poll-tax , a fixed annual levy placed on all tax-paying males regardless of age , together with the rent imposed on state peasants , formed the basis of state revenue for over a century . |
| 3 | The mill was owned and operated by successive members of the Tayloe family for over a century , until it was eventually sold by Hester Tayloe . |
| 4 | The mill also housed a bakehouse on the lower floor , several bake-ovens set in the rear wall being largely intact , surviving as a reminder of what was once an important local trade , carried on at Aston mill for over a century . |
| 5 | The Conservatives had dominated Hampshire county politics for over a century . |