Example sentences of "a century ago the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , even a century ago the Breton type was being crossed with the Friesian , though the pure Breton was regarded as the ‘ Ayrshire of France in its role as a good yielder on poor grazing . |
| 2 | A century ago the Oban Times was an international newspaper . |
| 3 | A quarter of a century ago the news broke that scientists had come near to taming the hydrogen bomb and turning fusion power into a source of energy for power stations . |
| 4 | Less than half a century ago the Midland stood at the pinnacle of the financial system , the largest bank in the world . |
| 5 | More than a century ago the nightwatchman at North Road Station had a ghastly experience . |
| 6 | Just over a century ago the island of Krakatoa in Indonesia blew itself out of existence . |
| 7 | A century ago the hillside from Greyseed through Benleaze , Herston , Newton , Court Cowleaze , Townsend , the Common Fields , Eightholds and Sentry was pock-marked by dozens of small quarries , mostly worked only by one family . |
| 8 | Politically perhaps the biggest change is that a century ago the world economy was dominated by established European and imperial powers and their new rivals ( such as the USA and Germany ) . |