Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] over a long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The explanation seems to be that consecutive measurements have been found to be very consistent , whatever variation exists manifests itself over a longer period corresponding to several averaged measurements . |
| 2 | a cast iron logical argument you could you could then even phase it over a longer period |
| 3 | The large increase in coastal shipping after 1760 was built on a transport facility which had already proved itself over a long period among the most valuable of the country 's natural assets . |
| 4 | So what I was wondering was er the scheme is in it 's infancy this and I 'm all in the favour of the decentralising in principle , but I think we ought to perhaps look at it a bit closer , and I would suggest that we have an up-to-date report at the next meeting of this committee so we can compare it over a longer term so , as that we might then reflect on a if we 're doing the right thing or not . |
| 5 | It is now generally applied to those who have neglected themselves over a long period of time or when a person has become seriously ill but is refusing hospital admission . |