Example sentences of "[prep] a considerable period of [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Only after a considerable period of experience do infants give clear signs that they are aware of the extent of their own bodies and the division between themselves and the wider world . |
2 | Jean Stuart has been diagnosed as suffering from crural neuropathy after a considerable period of weakness and loss of balance . |
3 | The British Army soldiers had been , for a considerable period of time , mainly clad in a red tunic for battle , reputably so that any sign of blood was not easily discerned , but Baden-Powell realised that , with the advance of fire arms , the red tunic provided a more prominent target than the rather drab mixture of green and brown as normally worn by the Boers . |
4 | The eggs can remain viable for a considerable period of time , however , and so you should dispose of faecal matter carefully to prevent any risk of infection in the garden if you have a young family . |
5 | There are some 250,000 Salvadoreans now living in regions which the FMLN forces have controlled for a considerable period of time , in some cases for up to three years . |
6 | Such pupils may then be left outside the school system for a considerable period of time , perhaps indefinitely . |
7 | I have not spoken in this place for a considerable period of time . |
8 | effects would not be known , would not be known for a considerable period of time . |
9 | We 've tried to persuade the planning authorities in Greater York area , for a considerable period of time to try to bring about a situation where to this E I P with specific proposals , but for good sound local reasons , that has not been possible . |
10 | I could hardly blame him here — at least his feelings ; but even if , with an earlier and exact diagnosis he could have been spared a great deal of pain over a considerable period of time , I realize that nothing could have saved him . |
11 | Early analysis of these tapes revealed a grouping pattern in the London Road End which remained quite static over a considerable period of time . |
12 | Egyptian ideas about the creation of the world developed over a considerable period of time . |
13 | From the number density of craters on these regions it is thus possible to establish the lunar cratering rate over a considerable period of time as shown in Figure 6.9 . |
14 | There are , however , instances where fixed term contracts are renewed automatically over a considerable period of time and can reasonably be described as ‘ rolling ’ contracts . |
15 | Observers suggested that a programme of negotiated , " rolling reforms " would now ensue , probably over a considerable period of time , and that de Klerk would face strong opposition from some elements of the white electorate who sought to maintain protected political rights for the white minority . |
16 | Duncan Smith , defending , said : ‘ It appeared to be a fairly well laid out scheme which was used successfully over a considerable period of time . |
17 | He sees the Bible as containing a section of classic case studies of the ways God deals with humankind in a variety of situations across a considerable period of time . |