Example sentences of "[vb past] a long period " in BNC.
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| 1 | He listened in silence for what seemed a longer period than normal , then she heard him speak . |
| 2 | When Anthony Crosland declared that the ‘ party is over , he can not have realized that the Government 's cuts presaged a long period in which the Labour Party itself would be seriously threatened — partly because of its association with supposedly spendthrift urban policies . |
| 3 | After a century there began a long period of sea warfare and skirmishing over the north of Ulthuan . |
| 4 | There then followed a long period of muddle and confusion not helped by the fact that no one had a recent photograph of Blake and that it was a Saturday evening . |
| 5 | The secret operation followed a long period gathering information on criminals in the town . |
| 6 | There followed a long period of explanation of what we did followed by negotiations on what we would have to do to meet the standard . |
| 7 | The building of the complex spanned a long period , from the foundation of the cathedral in 1063 to the completion of the campanile in 1350 , but the whole group is one stylistic unit . |
| 8 | Second , a large proportion of the older workers had a long period of service with the same company before being made redundant . |
| 9 | Even after the Union of the Crowns there remained a long period during which old traditions and suspicions simmered uneasily , and old local enmities flared up at the slightest provocation . |