Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [prep] over a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it appears to me that the whole trend of authority for over a century is clearly against permitting any such investigation . |
| 2 | Now that the shouting is over and the most homophobic piece of legislation for over a century is on the statute books , lesbians and gays are picking themselves up and asking if our involvement with local government was really worth the effort . |
| 3 | ‘ You are , after all , in charge of over a thousand men . |
| 4 | To begin with , her assertion that the U.K. undergoes ‘ extreme political shifts ’ sounds most peculiar when one considers that the same party has been in power for over a decade . |
| 5 | The measure was primarily designed to raise an additional US$500,000,000 to finance pay increases for 260,000 teachers ( on strike for over a month for an 800 per cent pay rise ) and 85,000 health workers ( on strike for three months for a minimum wage increase of 200 per cent ) . |