Example sentences of "place over a period of [noun] " in BNC.

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1 People have made wonderful toys in a lot of different places over a period of time .
2 Under the legal definition of crime , it is in theory possible to determine the number of crimes committed in any one place over a period of time .
3 Then it takes its place over a period of time within the wider teaching of the principles , planning and practice of worship , enabling the ordinand to explore the theological and practical importance of music in an appropriate context .
4 As weak springs can only stored a fraction of the potential energy that a strong spring can hold , the remainder is lost as heat and if the change from a strong to a weak spring takes place over a period of time , equivalent to the observation time , then the energy loss is detected as mechanical damping .
5 In LEAs where a scheme of delegation has been in place over a period of years , the question of making more money soon arises .
6 Spread is slow and extension may take place over a period of months , even years .
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