Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] over a [num] years " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , once the initial silting has taken place , the weathering of the ditch is very slow , and such experiments need to run for a period of over a hundred years to gain the maximum results . |
| 2 | The hardwoods from which English ships were usually built are more resistant to soakage and there are several instances of wooden ships afloat and in service for over a hundred years . |
| 3 | I 'll give you another , it 's reckoned that ninety million tons of water , I 'll repeat that , ninety million tons of water , sufficient to supply the needs of this immediate area for over a hundred years , cascaded down off the moor that morning . |
| 4 | The British have been alone on their island for over a thousand years , without successful invasion . |
| 5 | Coffee has been drunk in the Middle East for over a thousand years and its popularity spread rapidly throughout the world as explorers began to travel widely . |
| 6 | ‘ This place has been in the same family for over a hundred years , and it was going strong before that time . |
| 7 | This remained the principal activity in the London money market for over a hundred years , until a wave of innovation hit the market in the late 1960s . |