Example sentences of "a [noun] [prep] a long period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Experiment 2 — A Trial over a Long Period |
| 2 | Can you manage to stick to a weight-loss programme when you have defined a time period , i.e. the three weeks until your holiday , or if you have to fit into certain clothes for a special occasion which is soon to be upon you , and do you generally find it difficult to stick to a diet for a longer period |
| 3 | When some sociologists talk of the ‘ socialization function of the family ’ , therefore , they are not talking of a family deliberately and consciously performing a function assigned to it from outside by ‘ society ’ , but rather of a more subtle process that arises out of the facts of being married , of sharing a residence over a long period of time , and of parenthood . |
| 4 | We have had a problem for a long period of time now on high conductivity . |
| 5 | But many parents would clearly be unable to make this type of commitment and there will be mentally handicapped people , just as there are many ordinary people , who find themselves without an occupation for a long period of their lives . |
| 6 | Such a strategy , says Parkin , is adopted by professions like law and medicine , where long periods of training , very often only marginally relevant or even unnecessary to the actual performance of the job , restrict the numbers of those prepared , or able to afford , to forgo the rewards of an occupation for a long period . |