Example sentences of "[adv] a long period [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The broad branching heads of large , ragged yellow daisies appear over a long period during summer ; a large patch is a magnificent spectacle .
2 A die could survive over a long period of time .
3 This perspective is inadequate for an understanding of the colonial legal system because the post-independence practices evolved over a long period of time .
4 One is that the abuse is part of the way two people communicate over a long period of time .
5 Unlike groups in laboratory studies , the work group is not created and then disbanded permanently ; it often survives over a long period of time .
6 Many commonly-prescribed drugs increase the sensitivity of the skin and eyes to ultra-violet light — particularly if you take them over a long period of time .
7 The Profitboss. genuinely cares for his customers and develops sound trusting relationships with them over a long period of time .
8 The rationale , however , for that is clear : while insurers are willing to concede that accidents will happen , events developing over a long period of time because of a lack of concern for the potential hazards should not be allowed to .
9 Another modification of the model assumes that uniform extension occurs but takes account of the fact that stretching of the lithosphere is likely to occur over a long period of time , probably several million years .
10 Your son has suffered a terrible loss — six months is not a long period of time to get over such a trauma .
11 The rehabilitation process may take quite a long period of time and will involve giving the patient enough support to boost his confidence and promote independence .
12 Incontrovertibly , therefore , Johnson had embraced Jacobitism to some degree of sympathy at some stage , and perhaps even quite vehemently , and perhaps for quite a long period of his life — but , as with the formation of many political tastes and stances , the dalliance owed as much to what he disliked ( the Hanoverian kings ) as to what he espoused and idealised .
13 Chairman the St Albans traffic issue , the erm bus for quite a long period of time but throughout that period of time Chairman the County Council 's decision has been absolutely clear .
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