Example sentences of "[det] [noun] over [art] long " in BNC.

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1 He went on ‘ improving ’ this poem over a long period of years so that the text usually printed shows many alterations from the original .
2 It did seem that the mother 's intrusion in quarrels led to more conflict over the longer term .
3 My own efforts over a long period of time , plus correspondence and telephone calls to various bodies have met with no success .
4 My own efforts over a long period of time , plus correspondence and telephone calls to various bodies have met with no success .
5 Involvement with the same client over a long period of time , the paper says , could result in a lack of objectivity and ‘ detraction from the regular and robust consideration ’ of issues associated with the audit .
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