Example sentences of "[vb pp] over a [adv] [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | Amiens is the latest of the group and was built over a comparatively short period ( 1220–88 ) . |
| 2 | The corrosion emanated from the joint between the bottom of the pressure dome and the fuselage and there was nicotine tar staining on the edge of the corroded area indicating that it had developed over a relatively long period . |
| 3 | It appears entirely possible for a coronary artery to progress from one with hardly any narrowing to one which is completely blocked over a relatively short period of time ; and conversely , it is possible for a severe coronary stenosis to stay as a severe coronary stenosis without progressing for several years . |
| 4 | We should be concerned about whether a science teacher is available to teach a science lesson , or whether the only person available is someone trained over a very short period . |
| 5 | These were ‘ asymmetrical cyclical troughs ’ because recovery of output was spread over a much longer period than its initial loss , and because many factories closed for good in the second recession . |
| 6 | The circular changed and allowed that joint finance money to be paid over a much longer period and virtually in perpetuity . |
| 7 | ( Monday to Friday ) , giving a taste of the kind of stamina that will ultimately be required over a much longer period . |