Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] a long period [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some were more active than any predecessor against some particular organism , and some had special merits in use , such as working when given by mouth , or acting for a longer period than usual . |
| 2 | As the right hon. Gentleman is now keen to look at a longer period than just the last year , he will also be interested to know that between 1981 and 1991 the British economy grew faster than the German economy , the French economy , the Italian economy or the economy of any other country in Europe . |
| 3 | The run-down was to be stretched over a longer period and the agreed strength raised from Sandys ’ proposed 45,000 to 55,000 . |
| 4 | If it 's a professional job they will have been observed over a long period and their habits and financial status will be known . ’ |
| 5 | ( c ) Ensure that no voucher is retained for a longer period than 14 days from receipt . |
| 6 | It is a stone building , constructed over a long period and one of the richest Czech Gothic ecclesiastical structures . |
| 7 | There 's really no chance of getting bitten if your ferrets have been properly handled over a long period and are never scared . |
| 8 | This explains how the disease can be misdiagnosed over a long period and stresses the need for biopsy specimens whatever the type of gastric lesion . |
| 9 | This is seldom needed for analysis purposes but random access mode is often used where the records are held over a long period and have to be updated with the passage of time . |