Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] a long period " in BNC.
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| 1 | A 12 volt battery is really essential for the mechanical action of the trimmer to work effectively over a long period . |
| 2 | For the concession of hereditary tenure , though made piecemeal over a long period of time , was universal by the end of the century . |
| 3 | President Vieira on Nov. 6 returned abruptly after a long period abroad , during which time he had received medical treatment and visited the United States and Taiwan . |
| 4 | This peak was not reached again for a long period , but by 1989 it had reached 76.4 per cent ( Employment Gazette , November 1989 ) . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | By this time , Lou and Charlie had moved too — the business had been running down for a long period and there was no point in staying in a flat over a shop that did n't exist any more . |
| 7 | They went on over a long period and affected many children who had been entrusted to the defendants for care and help . |
| 8 | The arrival of Islam and the Arabic language was to mark another of the great turning points in the history of Egypt , and their absorption by Egyptian society went on over a long period , being generally a peaceful and incremental process . |
| 9 | Students often hesitate to let a rhythmic design run on for a long period , fearing monotony ; they therefore begin something different every few bars , sometimes in the belief that changing words need a constantly changing accompaniment . |
| 10 | With a solar-type star , however , the temperature rises to ten million degrees or so , and nuclear reactions are triggered off , so that the star settles down to a long period of stable existence . |
| 11 | People would not welcome a move from their home and if closure went ahead over a long period of time staff would inevitably leave . |
| 12 | King Edward VII and his Consort , Alexandra , were able to influence international events , particularly in Europe , which continued to be the predominant continent and Britain looked forward to a long period of peaceful influence . |
| 13 | If the child shows a habit of prolonged crying then instead of expecting him or her to sit there for a long period of time , the first break in crying after a few minutes should be taken by the parent as an opportunity to allow the child to get up . |
| 14 | In some programs files have to be inverted overnight and this requires the microcomputer to be switched on over a long period of time . |
| 15 | Had this apparently contradictory programme been worked out over a long period , it might have seemed more logical . |
| 16 | ‘ But poisons that would only kill if taken regularly over a long period of time , do they exist ? ’ |
| 17 | Their congregations of ‘ Independents ’ were justly named in a society settling down to a long period of outward conformity and growing indifference to religion . |