Example sentences of "[prep] over a [noun sg] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The cornerstone of over a century of Russian diplomacy was laid with the signing of a formal alliance with Austria in 1726 . |
| 2 | Like her earlier Stand We At Last , which told the story of over a century of Western feminism , Daddy 's Girls shows Zoë Fairbairns to be adept at recreating detail and charting the changes in character 's lives as years pass . |
| 3 | Moran 's commitment was legendary in over a decade at Old Trafford and nothing has changed . |
| 4 | In more recent times it was important for over a century for one reason : it was supported by Sir Isaac Newton . |
| 5 | Trade with Russia might survive if the Muscovy Company went out of business , but it was not easy to imagine that trade with Hudson Bay ( with all that it did for London furriers and re-exporters ) could continue if the Company lost its trading rights , and the Royal African Company was believed to be necessary for the slave trade until the 1690s , and the East India Company kept its position in trade with India for over a century after that . |
| 6 | The ‘ wanted to sell ’ ads stretched for pages , and one main street consisted of wall-to-wall car lots for over a mile on both sides ! |