Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [prep] a long period " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ … and the pathetic thing was that he thought he had just recovered from a long period of madness . ’ |
| 2 | Of course , as has been shown , neither English nor humane education were simply " there " , but had been laboriously constructed over a long period . |
| 3 | The foundations were now securely laid for a long period of prosperity rising to a peak in the early fourth century , if one can judge from the mansion-type houses in the towns and countryside . |
| 4 | There 's really no chance of getting bitten if your ferrets have been properly handled over a long period and are never scared . |
| 5 | If a ‘ back fence ’ is used , the stock is confined to its daily strip and the remainder of the grass is completely rested for a long period . |
| 6 | All subjects studied were regular smokers but the duodenal ulcer patients were significantly older and had therefore smoked for a longer period ( Table I ) . |
| 7 | This technique was highly dangerous and required the skills that Cheshire had certainly acquired over a long period , but was equally within Gibson 's exceptional abilities . |