Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] over [art] [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | For these species , therefore , about half of the bones expected to be present , based on the numbers of prey animals consumed over a measured period , were recovered from the pellets . |
| 2 | In a study undertaken over a two-week period , Tom Tadecki , research director of the International Coalition Against Violent Entertainment , found that more than 33 per cent of its programmes involved some form of aggression , with violent acts occurring at a rate of 10 per hour . |
| 3 | Such factors may include , for instance , a previous experience of loss which was dealt with badly , unresolved grief , past experience of failure , a lack of a sense of self-efficacy , a low self-esteem , a previous history of psychiatric disorder , and an absence of close relationships established over a long period of time . |
| 4 | It was the result of a carefully planned experiment based on numerous other experiments performed over a long period . |
| 5 | Sponsored by Sainsbury 's supermarket chain , this year 's event at Smith 's Galleries in Covent Garden from 26 October offered 508 works sold over a six-day period , raising £241,248 . |
| 6 | One other study , in which a group of 341 epidemiologists had H pylori antibody state assessed over a mean period of 8.5 years , also showed a low rate of serovonversion to a positive antibody state over time , ( 0.49% per person year ) . |
| 7 | When you feel your temper fraying over the festive period and are on the verge of hurling some rather choice insults , sneak off and read The Bedside Book of Insults by William Cole & Louis Phillips ( £7.95 , John Murray ) . |
| 8 | Egyptian ideas about the creation of the world developed over a considerable period of time . |
| 9 | The objective reality of such an energy distribution system is thoroughly documented by Dr Hiroshi Motoyama of Tokyo , who has spent thirty years researching the subject of Bio-energy and from results of tests conducted over a fifteen-year period qualifies his work in these words |
| 10 | At its meeting on 25 January the National Executive agreed to a statement surveying Cripps ' " past campaigns waged over a long period " , " his wide departure from the Party 's Programme , Principles and Policy " , and his " organised effort fundamentally to change the Party 's direction and leadership " . |
| 11 | As this conversation continued over an extended period , I was waiting to go out to dinner , erm it became apparent that he had n't understood my position it was apparent again , outside earlier today , that people do not understand the position that people like me take . |
| 12 | The 300,000 extra jobs created over the seven-year period was in proportional terms close to the rate of employment growth in England and Wales , but for the South-east as a whole the rate was much higher . |