Example sentences of "[adv] over a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | To give or receive help , perhaps over a long period , which inevitably involves some self-sacrifice on the one hand and some loss of independence on the other , is a very big step . |
2 | Thus there was a confusing number of elements on earth , above it and below it which contributed to the afterlife , representing ideas which had been brought together over a long period of time . |
3 | And the two of them working together over a long time , they would work |
4 | If a cat performs some very strange action — finds its way home over a long distance , predicts an earthquake , or senses the return of its owners when they are some distance from the house — then it is a challenge for us to try and find out which particular sensory pathway was involved . |
5 | And yet somebody had known she was worth kidnapping , somebody had checked on her financial position and her daily movements , probably over a long period . |
6 | A 12 volt battery is really essential for the mechanical action of the trimmer to work effectively over a long period . |
7 | It is also necessary not to view policies in a static way ; they have been built up slowly over a long period and they are still changing . |
8 | For the concession of hereditary tenure , though made piecemeal over a long period of time , was universal by the end of the century . |
9 | Lord Berner 's Triumph of Neptune was another work he conducted quite frequently over a long period , and he made two recordings of the ballet suite . |
10 | ‘ But poisons that would only kill if taken regularly over a long period of time , do they exist ? ’ |
11 | Conversely , some econometricians have argued that it is more cost effective to use a ‘ drip ’ system , advertising more or less continuously over a long period at a very low weight . |
12 | Much research and attention to artists ' requirements has led to a new breed of synthetic brushes which are highly appropriate for use with acrylics , among other uses , which hold their shape well over a long period of time , are delightfully responsive to use , are superbly controllable , allowing precision work , and are durable enough to resist occasional misuse . |
13 | I have known you well over a long period of time . |
14 | In clinical case management there is a recognition that the worker is an important resource , and an awareness that the process of assessment and reassessment is a crucial function , to be discharged by someone who knows the client really well over a long period of time . |
15 | All the research programmes have come from approaches made to the Unit and have involved extensive discussions , sometimes over a long period , but not for bureaucratic reasons . |
16 | People would not welcome a move from their home and if closure went ahead over a long period of time staff would inevitably leave . |