Example sentences of "[adv] over a period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Another proof is taken and so the print is built up over a period of time . |
| 32 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 33 | Strong and sometimes quite intense relationships with individuals are built up over a period of even a few weeks . |
| 34 | Clearly memories are not formed instantaneously , as if by throwing a switch , but are built up over a period of hours after the event to be memorized has occurred ; during this build-up the form in which any memory is stored changes . |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | Er and it 's a force commitment it is n't I mean short of saving up over a period of years which we are not allowed to do |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | To test this particular application of Procedure Audit , a monitoring process was established in a section of thirty persons , and the administrative assistant briefed to record the number of queries referred back over a period of two months . |
| 39 | This will be cut back over a period of time . |
| 40 | 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 . |
| 41 | However , the political problems of abolishing it outright would be huge and so some have advocated phasing it out over a period of time . |
| 42 | Bargaining is often carried out over a period of days , so it 's fortunate that a four- night B&B break at a three-star hotel near the market , is £219 in February and March . |
| 43 | The seasons , if they are important enough , can grab people 's attention in the way that you would n't if the programmes just went out over a period of 16 or 20 weeks . |
| 44 | The refurbishment scheme ‘ A Good Place to Live ’ will be carried out over a period of five years . |
| 45 | Secret talks with the government , which went on over a period of more than a year , were also broken off . |
| 46 | He said : My impression is that what has been going on over a period of years has come from , or been led by , a small mafia group of MI5 who have contacts outside in one or two sections of the press , and a few self-appointed private enterprise security agents . |
| 47 | Try reducing your use of salt slowly over a period of weeks and use flavouring substitutes like herbs , spices and lemon juice . |
| 48 | They all had their pictures done and eventually over a period of about a year , she actually did a portrait of everybody in the Home . |
| 49 | We talked to nutters frequently over a period of two years and some were ‘ interviewed ’ in a more structured manner . |
| 50 | Where the parties have done business together regularly over a period of time it may be possible to establish that the terms are incorporated by a course of dealing . |
| 51 | The behaviour persists continuously over a period of time . |
| 52 | If your dog fails to respond readily over a period of time , it will be worthwhile having its hearing checked by a veterinarian . |
| 53 | The cumulative effect , however , of attending to such questions consistently over a period of time is considerable and , as teachers agree , eventually time-saving . |
| 54 | It emphasises lengthy and direct involvement with one 's subjects , sometimes over a period of years ; it places great stress on the recording of actual speech ; and it stresses the need to consider the apparently trivial , the story behind the story , the background that is normally omitted from conventional journalism . |
| 55 | At the present time the Council Tax Demands and payment voucher books are being printed , they will start to be issued by the Post Office from 20 April onwards over a period of about one week . |
| 56 | Then all the comparatively non-radioactive building materials and superstructure would be removed — again over a period of up to seven years . |
| 57 | Sometimes the wind swings steadily round over a period of time , and at other times it blows steadily in a curve . |
| 58 | The flow meter measurements tell the engineer how much water has moved where over a period of time . |
| 59 | Twenty , 50 or 100 mg were infused intravenously over a period of 90 minutes . |
| 60 | The Lu-Fan operates quietly over a period of four minutes , switching off automatically , but it can be restarted immediately if required . |