Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] over a period " in BNC.
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| 1 | The systematic application of energy to a surface or substance over a period of time with the intention of removing dirt . |
| 2 | The answer is that it is simply the degree of an experience 's pleasantness or painfulness taken at a moment , or its average pleasantness or painfulness over a period . |
| 3 | You can work towards a degree or diploma over a period of years — or choose single courses lasting a few weeks or months , from an enormous list of topics ranging from childcare to computer science . |
| 4 | He admitted ten charges of possessing and supplying cannabis and speed over a period of a year . |
| 5 | Of course , one of the main difficulties in this kind of research lies in the collection of accurate information about events and experiences over a period of twenty years or more . |
| 6 | A programme of lectures , seminars and visits over a period of time is most likely to meet that need . |
| 7 | Will the attack on democracy be as outrageous as killing all blue-eyed babies , or will it be a more insidious erosion of rights and liberties over a period of time ? |
| 8 | After superficial induction to bureau life , through discussion and self-study over a period of approximately four weeks , trainees will take a two-day course in basic interviewing skills . |
| 9 | For all the criticisms which can be levelled against it , the work remains a successful attempt to make sense of the complicated relationship which existed between England and France over a period of more than a century at the end of the Middle Ages . |
| 10 | ‘ Travelling on the train to and from Folkestone and London over a period of months I knitted a bright pink jumper . |