Example sentences of "the [noun] for a long period " in BNC.
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| 1 | By having an attack of the infectious disease the body is stimulated to produce appropriate antibodies not only to assist recovery but also to provide a sufficient quantity to remain in the blood for a longer period , sometimes throughout life , for example after an attack of rubella |
| 2 | Scientific work into the effects of vitamin E deficiency revealed that , in extreme cases , male animals deprived of the vitamin for a long period suffered irreparable damage to their testes . |
| 3 | Freud thought that the need for a long period of education for young men and women in the ‘ civilized ’ sections of modern societies was linked with the development of neurotic illness because of the deferment of sexual gratification necessary while education took place . |
| 4 | It is only if a strike remains in the news for a long period that anything of its history or underlying causes will emerge and then only in the ‘ quality ’ press , rarely on television or in the tabloid newspapers where most people obtain their information . |
| 5 | The importance of Stonyditch Point as the end of the spit for a long period is emphasised by the position of Orford , which was well situated as a port when the Ness ended at Stonyditch Point and not in its present position some miles to the south . |
| 6 | We ‘ book people ’ are somewhat defensive about our occupation of the Church for a long period , so the following incident naturally gave us new confidence . |
| 7 | If the file is likely to be out of the sling for a long period put a note in the sling itself to show the new location . |