Example sentences of "up over a period " in BNC.

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1 All the small modifications should add up over a period of time to make major achievements .
2 Another proof is taken and so the print is built up over a period of time .
3 ‘ It would be useful , ’ he said , ‘ if practitioners were made aware of the information that is required from them so they can build it up over a period of time . ’
4 Strong and sometimes quite intense relationships with individuals are built up over a period of even a few weeks .
5 Clearly memories are not formed instantaneously , as if by throwing a switch , but are built up over a period of hours after the event to be memorized has occurred ; during this build-up the form in which any memory is stored changes .
6 For example , the ship has a power meter which drops as you get hit , but builds back up over a period of time , you do n't just simply die when hit .
7 it is n't necessary , well it is the same as saying it is n't true , it is n't necessary er because this will be built up over a period and it will be for er the Government in all the normal ways in the public expenditure round to decide how much goes into the passenger franchises and through that therefore into the Briti the Rail Track investment .
8 Er and it 's a force commitment it is n't I mean short of saving up over a period of years which we are not allowed to do
9 In fact there was a , I think some of the recent erm concerns about schools have come from an image that 's been built up over a period of time that the schools spend very little time on the , on the three Rs for example .
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