Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] over a [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite my closeness over a long period to Harold Wilson , I was certainly not close to his publicised cronies . |
| 2 | And she asked for their support over a difficult period . |
| 3 | It means you have to keep club staff there for a lot longer , till about 6.30 , and that people spend their money over a longer period of time . |
| 4 | Borrowers are able to use the facility up to 140 per cent of their quota over a four-year period and with much more relaxed repayment conditions than the normal facilities . |
| 5 | These fish are especially prone to ‘ conditioning ’ ; you can switch their minds onto a certain item of food and if you keep that food trickling through their swims over a long period they will continue feeding , with only short breaks , until that food runs out or some other disaster happens to move them . |
| 6 | When the first giraffes began to stretch their necks to reach the leaves of trees , they were choosing a new habit that would guide the future development of their species over a vast period of time . |
| 7 | Opponents of the resort to force , and others who regarded it as premature , maintained that the effectiveness of sanctions required their application over a longer period ( this being broadly the position adopted in early January , i.e. before the military conflict began , by the opposition Labour Party in the UK ) . |
| 8 | Er and erm it 's difficult for people to maintain er not only as I say , but in their lifestyle over a particular period of time , so you could be more likely to get at the truth by this method , than by sending out questionnaires . |
| 9 | One of the tasks of a sponsor of such an event is to maximise on its appeal over a long period of time . |
| 10 | So we look to organisations who will lend the money to us , on condition that we undertake to repay the loan from our income over a specified period of time . |
| 11 | So we look to organisations who will lend the money to us , on condition that we undertake to repay the loan from our income over a specified period of time . |
| 12 | To know that there 's someone going to buy your crop over a long period of time , or part of your crop , ideally , over a long period of time , does help people to plan ahead . |