Example sentences of "[coord] [art] long period of " in BNC.

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1 Given the 74 years of Communist dictatorship and the long period of Tsarist dictatorship before that , is it not essential to provide aid and assistance so that at long last Russia and the countries associated with the former Soviet Union can become stable democracies ?
2 Rachel spent a troubled and restless night , her brief snatches of sleep haunted by distressing dreams and the longer periods of wakefulness filled with thoughts and reasonings that chased each other through her mind .
3 The foundations of the White Tower of Hoeth are laid down and the longest period of continual peace in Elf history begins .
4 Near the poles , there is more constant stirring , but the long periods of total darkness in winter impose another form of seasonality .
5 But the long period of non-use can be said to amount to a custom , and to create a reasonable expectation that the pattern of restraint should continue in the future ( O'Brien , 1967 , pp. 79–80 ) .
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