Example sentences of "[adv prt] over a period [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A currency which gradually adjusts up or down over a period of time , depending on the intrinsic strength of the economy which supports it , is much less likely to attract the eye of the speculator than one which is about to burst the artificial dam which has been built around it . |
| 2 | The efficiency of these ingredients wears off over a period of time , and swimming , towel- drying and perspiration can speed up this process . |
| 3 | You 've got ta put an offer in and pay it so much a month have n't you or something and , and , and get it paid off over a period of time ? |
| 4 | All the small modifications should add up over a period of time to make major achievements . |
| 5 | Another proof is taken and so the print is built up over a period of time . |
| 6 | ‘ It would be useful , ’ he said , ‘ if practitioners were made aware of the information that is required from them so they can build it up over a period of time . ’ |
| 7 | For example , the ship has a power meter which drops as you get hit , but builds back up over a period of time , you do n't just simply die when hit . |
| 8 | In fact there was a , I think some of the recent erm concerns about schools have come from an image that 's been built up over a period of time that the schools spend very little time on the , on the three Rs for example . |
| 9 | This will be cut back over a period of time . |
| 10 | You have learned to look hard and analyse a complex situation , devise a detailed strategy for solving it , and then carefully carry it out over a period of time , revising your plan where necessary to cope with unforeseen difficulties . |
| 11 | However , the political problems of abolishing it outright would be huge and so some have advocated phasing it out over a period of time . |
| 12 | Sometimes the wind swings steadily round over a period of time , and at other times it blows steadily in a curve . |