Example sentences of "occur over a period of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The parricide committed by human beings occurred over a period of perhaps thousands of years , and was repeated innumerable times all over the globe , for it was the primal horde that marked humanity off from nature , and began the social , historical and cultural evolution of man . |
| 2 | The plagues probably occurred over a period of about a year . |
| 3 | If the damage occurred over a period of time , there is no cover . |
| 4 | Fertilisations may occur over a period of a month , but the most recent foetuses have the best chance to develop . |
| 5 | Subsidence can occur over a period of time without the knowledge of the Policyholder . |