Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] over a long period " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the concession of hereditary tenure , though made piecemeal over a long period of time , was universal by the end of the century . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | In some programs files have to be inverted overnight and this requires the microcomputer to be switched on over a long period of time . |
| 4 | Had this apparently contradictory programme been worked out over a long period , it might have seemed more logical . |
| 5 | ‘ But poisons that would only kill if taken regularly over a long period of time , do they exist ? ’ |