Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] over a period [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The same effect can be obtained by filling the pool with water and emptying it several times over a period of two or three weeks . |
| 32 | There is no obligation to buy any books over a period of time . |
| 33 | Stoats , weasels and polecats were the more obvious of these and man , being the innovator that he is , may well have captured , tamed and adapted some of these animals for his own purposes over a period of centuries . |
| 34 | The partnership agreement sought to restrain outgoing partners over a period of five years from acting as a solicitor , notary , trade mark or patent agent or in any similar capacity in the Colony of Hong Kong whether as principal , clerk or assistant for any person , firm or company who was at the time of his ceasing to be a partner or had during the period of three years prior thereto been a client of the partnership … |
| 35 | Minns brought a broad range of expertise to bear on a field extending from eastern Europe to China , while at the same time paying close attention to the antiquities and books of his own college , where he occupied the same rooms over a period of fifty-five years as undergraduate , fellow , president ( 1928–49 ) , and senior fellow . |
| 36 | Cameron first worked for Catherine at the palace of Tsarskoe Selo , to which he made several additions over a period of fifteen years , notably the Agate Pavilion and the Cameron Gallery , an elegant building based on the neo-classical style developed in England by Robert Adam , about which Cameron had probably learned from Clérisseau . |
| 37 | At the Elysee , a spokesman said there could be ‘ modulations ’ in presidential commitments over a period of years , and indicated that the president could take Fabius 's advice in the area of research spending . |
| 38 | I have tested literally hundreds of children on conservation tasks over a period of twenty years and have confirmed ( to my own satisfaction at least ) that fundamentally — in terms of the central systems — one does not succeed in drawing their attention to non-salient features . |
| 39 | E-selectin is up regulated on endothelial cells over a period of hours after stimulation by inflammatory mediators . |
| 40 | And tragically , in the past few weeks we have seen the US and its Allies carry out over 44,000 sorties over a period of 20 days against the people of Iraq . |
| 41 | The particular contribution of the teaching of French to pupils ' perceptions will be explored through observation by a researcher based in the two schools over a period of at least six months . |
| 42 | The probes were connected to a portable recorder ( Digitrapper — Synectics Medical , Sweden ) capable of holding data from two channels over a period of 24 hours . |
| 43 | A common application of this is the sale and purchase of successive adjacent plots over a period of time . |
| 44 | In the case of bulk packages from which the product is likely to be removed in successive quantities over a period of time , separate tests should be carried out to assess the effect of storage in partly filled containers . |
| 45 | Finally , ‘ higher doctorates ’ ( such as DSc , DLitt , DD ) are awarded for distinguished contribution to an academic field , actually on the basis of books or other publications over a period of years . |
| 46 | One school suddenly lost some of its best students over a period of a few weeks . |
| 47 | The bottles are designed to be reused up to 20 times over a period of five years before being recycled into filling for toys , anoraks and duvets . |
| 48 | However , a practising midwife in a small colliery village during the 1930s believed that of 227 miscarriages amongst 122 women over a period of seven years , few were accidental . |