Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] over a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | The pioneering example here is a mammoth longitudinal study undertaken and described in a six volume work by Terman and his colleagues who , beginning in 1921 , selected a large group of so-called gifted children and then followed their progress over a period of thirty-five years . |
| 2 | ‘ What would have been Britain 's level of development had millions of them been put to work as slaves outside of their homeland over a period of four centuries ? ’ asks Guyanese professor of history Walter Rodney . |
| 3 | Then it takes its place over a period of time within the wider teaching of the principles , planning and practice of worship , enabling the ordinand to explore the theological and practical importance of music in an appropriate context . |
| 4 | It is grossly unfair that she should have been sentenced to life having been provoked by her partner over a period into killing him . |
| 5 | A standard technique that has stood the test of time is to analyse all paper work crossing your desk over a period of say a month . |