Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] the last century " in BNC.
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| 1 | The potential of hoard studies has been realised only over the last century . |
| 2 | This probably explains why menarche the age of which er menstruation begins menarche er why the age of menarche has dropped progressively in the last century from about fifteen and a half to about twelve and a half er today . |
| 3 | This smaller and shyer animal once ranged from the Spanish Sierra Nevada to the Urals , but has suffered greatly in the last century from hunting and the disturbance of agricultural development . |
| 4 | Before the surrounding land was built over in the last century and subsequently , you could have seen it from miles away in every direction . |
| 5 | They are not even about the accessibility of services , and they are certainly not about the development of economic and social policies — something that is so often ignored in the scramble to fragment and disintegrate what was built up over the last century by local government people of all political persuasions . |
| 6 | I am especially pleased to welcome JCI back as a shareholder , a position they held from 1918 until 1979 , cementing the close relationship between our two companies dating back to the last century . |
| 7 | O7 ppm although naturally high concentrations of mercury have been found in a number of locations , including Lake Windermere where mud dating back to the last century contains 0.7 ppm . ’ |
| 8 | Although we might over-estimate the risk of crime , it has grown steadily since the last century . |
| 9 | As we have observed in earlier chapters , one of the major concerns of government one which can be traced back to the last century — is the control of the level of expenditure by the state . |
| 10 | The trade in wild animals as pets and status symbols has increased dramatically over the last century to the point at which many animals are now very rare and in danger of being wiped out . |
| 11 | Although some attempts at tackling air pollution problems date back to the last century or even earlier , most countries introduced their strategy for air pollution control in the 1950s , 1960s or 1970s . |
| 12 | The café , which dates back to the last century , has been maintained intact , at least in its decor . |
| 13 | As measured by the mortality index , the health status of the population has improved markedly over the last century and a half . |