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

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1 The explanation seems to be that consecutive measurements have been found to be very consistent , whatever variation exists manifests itself over a longer period corresponding to several averaged measurements .
2 a cast iron logical argument you could you could then even phase it over a longer period
3 The large increase in coastal shipping after 1760 was built on a transport facility which had already proved itself over a long period among the most valuable of the country 's natural assets .
4 I think the other possibility to take Stella 's point is that if there is a change that 's come up because of an audit , where a particular job has been audited and you know that within the next week or so another similar job is being audited , it may make sense to refer it 'til the next meeting , providing you 're not deferring it for a long period of time , to compar the results of the two jobs .
5 Although these children were potentially a lot more intelligent than the rest of society , they still feared something and this is what suppressed them for a longer period of time .
6 If it has the Zenith then , if you are leaving it for a long period , try pulling out the choke after it has stopped .
7 It is now generally applied to those who have neglected themselves over a long period of time or when a person has become seriously ill but is refusing hospital admission .
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