Example sentences of "[noun pl] [prep] over a century " in BNC.
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| 1 | Be that as it may , Arnold 's and Van Praagh 's schools laid the foundations for over a century of controversy and the beginning of the end of sign-language-dominated educational systems . |
| 2 | In fact the cost of physical imports has exceeded the value of exported products for over a century . |
| 3 | Its first head , I.M. Viskovaty , and his successors for over a century , were bureaucrats ( dyaki ) ; not until 1667 was it led by a boyar , a nobleman of the highest rank . |
| 4 | These gothic ruins behind the council offices in Abingdon have been deceiving visitors for over a century . |
| 5 | After all , if you can borrow ( or exchange your existing UK mortgage where you are paying rates at the highest level in real terms for over a century ) for a Swiss franc mortgage at around 9.5 per cent , a mark mortgage at just under 10 per cent , an Ecu mortgage ( Ecu is the European currency unit which is made up of a ‘ basket ’ of 10 currencies including sterling ) at about 10 per cent or a Japanese yen mortgage at just under 8 per cent , why not do so ? |
| 6 | Creoles have been a focus of interest for linguists for over a century , because of their distinctive history . |
| 7 | From start to finish quality control has always been to the fore at Guinness Dublin where the company has had its own laboratories for over a century . |