Example sentences of "and over [art] period [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Chop it up into elephant steaks , bung it into the deep freeze , and over a period of say two , three years , every Friday night have an elephant steak , but in three years ' time , I will have actually achieved my objective . |
2 | The everyday lives of ordinary people are not the basis for good television unless the characters and events are portrayed in a consistently entertaining fashion , and over a period of time ; hence the great success of television soap operas . |
3 | This does not add much to the cost of the order , and over a period of time the extra components build up into a useful stock of parts . |
4 | The masculine energy is made available , and over a period of time the woman can crystallize that energy into a bond that will hold fast . |
5 | The allegation was that she did not do enough to help her , and over a period of time this had made the carer extremely angry , and at the same time made their mother dissatisfied about the care she was receiving . |
6 | In both cases you have to find a deposit , and over a period of time pay off what is , in effect , a loan . |
7 | Also studied were the consistency of performance of individuals within and between topics , between mode of assessment and over a period of time . |
8 | This stage is followed by a search for means to implement the desired change and over a period of time a cycle of problems are handled by this method . |
9 | The place was besieged , and over a period of months , including a winter , the English grip tightened . |