Example sentences of "[modal v] be [vb pp] over [art] long " in BNC.

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1 Capital allowances deducted from the taxable income may be higher in the early years ( and therefore lower in the later years ) thin book depreciation , which may be charged over a longer period .
2 But obviously a place not already converted would cost less initially , and the price of rebuilding would be spread over a longer period .
3 This explains how the disease can be misdiagnosed over a long period and stresses the need for biopsy specimens whatever the type of gastric lesion .
4 This is clearly not the case where some very frail old people are concerned but reciprocity can be viewed over a long time scale .
5 An additional incentive is that a garden , in contrast to its associated historic building , does not always need substantial sums for major fabric repairs at the outset and can be revived over a longer period of time .
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