Example sentences of "over a [noun] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Win or lose , in a contest over a collectorship the office was a liability to a politician , more apt to cost him friends than to lead to anything useful for his interest . |
| 2 | For over a century the control of certain aspects of British social life has rested in the hands of the police forces of England and Wales . |
| 3 | For over a century the presence of large urban markets , which need much fresh milk , has encouraged the farmers to keep dairy cows . |
| 4 | For over a century the medieval churches which remained had been museums in the care of the European Sector , but it had proved impossible to balance their antiquarian value against the considerable costs of allowing religious practice to take place within them . |
| 5 | For well over a century the design has been available whilst in 1909 the Science Museum , for example , acquired the example to be seen in the Computing Then and Now gallery , purchasing the cheaper of the two production models made by Messrs Newton and Co. and fully described in the firm 's literature Stratton 's brainchild differs from the Newton model only in having the second pendulum attached to the pen instead of hanging below the main pendulum under the table . |
| 6 | For over a century the accountancy profession has built its reputation on three foundation stones : objectivity , integrity and competence . |
| 7 | For something over a century the major export item was beaver fur for felting and making into men 's hats . |
| 8 | For over a century the Bosnian chieftains ( bans ) were forced to accept Hungarian overlordship . |
| 9 | Such sentiments are indeed understandable in a country where for well over a century the operatic tradition had been dominated by foreigners . |
| 10 | ( I had resorted to kneeing a Frenchman in the face over a biscuit the day before . ) |
| 11 | It 's just that Mary Connon and Arthur Evans were seen in close confabulation over a drink the Friday before she died . ’ |
| 12 | It did n't worry him , because over a distance the soft-nosed rounds would break up on entry and be considerably more destructive , splattering meat in exactly the same way as a hard point carved into an illegal dum-dum . |
| 13 | For over a decade the NWICO has been defamed partly because of the word ‘ order ’ . |
| 14 | For over a decade the medical and nursing professions in Britain have taken a leading role in calling for a clearer national commitment to tackling social inequalities in health . |
| 15 | Over a period the aim should be to adjust nursing budgets and thus the number of nurses employed so that each unit/specialty is equally provided fur within the constraints of financial provision . |
| 16 | They were already used to using signs , and over a period the handlers picked them up . ’ |
| 17 | In the case of perpetual debt where interest is paid at a constant rate , or at a fixed margin over a benchmark the correct finance charge will be equal to the coupon payable for each period . |