Example sentences of "[adj] over long " in BNC.
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| 1 | What it seems to mean is that evolution did not normally proceed by a process of gradual change of one species into another over long periods of time . |
| 2 | Within the first class of évenements , for example , are the brief spans of individual lives ; within the second are economic trends and cycles lasting several generations ; and in the third , the longue durée , are factors such as population size which may remain unchanged over long periods . |
| 3 | The Safrane is hushed and comfortable over long distances . |
| 4 | Flight strong and buoyant over long distances , more wavering and almost tern-like at other times . |
| 5 | Eddie Browning says he 's angry over long delays facing other prisoners seeking appeal hearings . |
| 6 | Judy Delaforce says : ‘ It is very cost-effective over longer periods and our experience suggests PEPs are bought for the medium to long term . ’ |
| 7 | stable over long periods when sweatily enclosed in plastic bags |
| 8 | The growth of international trade during the long post-war boom and the internationalization of production which have given rise to the new international division of labour occurred under a system where exchange rates were stable over long periods of time , and international finance was dominated by the US dollar , the US economy and Washington 's policies . |
| 9 | Sometimes , when one meteorite is discovered another may be visible nearby , but much more commonly four searchers may ride abreast over long stretches of blue ice and drifting snow before anyone sees a meteorite . |
| 10 | He thinks that when he goes on to test the device in human patients , it should prove successful over long periods . |
| 11 | I do wonder if some of these are in fact the wild plum rather than Myrobalan , and I marvel that in summer we hardly notice any plum-like shrubs where we now see them so dominant over long stretches of banks . |