Example sentences of "[prep] over a [noun sg] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | For over a century the presence of large urban markets , which need much fresh milk , has encouraged the farmers to keep dairy cows . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | For over a century the accountancy profession has built its reputation on three foundation stones : objectivity , integrity and competence . |
| 5 | For over a century the Bosnian chieftains ( bans ) were forced to accept Hungarian overlordship . |
| 6 | The study did not spring into being overnight of course , and for over a decade a number of community groups throughout Appalachia have tried to combat the worst excesses of a pattern of landownership which breeds power without responsibility . |
| 7 | For over a decade the NWICO has been defamed partly because of the word ‘ order ’ . |
| 8 | 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 . |