Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] over long [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus even bottom-dwelling molluscs can be dispersed widely over long distances , and are quick to colonize vacant sites that appear in the ocean ( new volcanic islands like Surtsey , for example ) . |
| 2 | He believed that the surface of the earth changed gradually over long periods of time , and saw that such changes would have an effect not only upon the physical environment to which living things were exposed , but upon the possibility of migration to new locations . |
| 3 | The ability to communicate cheaply over long distances will reduce the need for workers to commute to offices . |
| 4 | He says research has shown that many people would be incapable of driving safely over long distances in the early afternoon even after one drink . |
| 5 | Will do better over longer distances . |
| 6 | Indeed , talk to any manager and he or she already has common-sense theories of motivation , often built up over long periods of observing people at work . |
| 7 | ABOVE Experiments can be done to find out how ditches silt up over long periods of time , how earthworks erode , and how finds move . |
| 8 | In a touring boat we want long powerful strokes to go fast over long distances . |