Example sentences of "be [adj] [prep] a long period " in BNC.
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| 1 | To summarize : if you have been made redundant or have been unemployed for a long period : |
| 2 | THERE is nothing more soul-destroying than being unemployed for a long period , as no doubt some SRN readers can readily confirm , writes EDDIE BELLASS . |
| 3 | THERE is nothing more soul-destroying than being unemployed for a long period , as no doubt some SRN readers can readily confirm . |
| 4 | The second attraction is that the Town and Country Planning Association is a fascinating case study of a pressure group that has been active over a long period . |
| 5 | Leah bore him children , but Rachel was barren for a long period during which Jacob had children by her maidservant before she eventually gave birth to Joseph and then Benjamin . |