Example sentences of "[coord] over a period [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Often this is to do with the fact that the current bereavement has driven the person into emotional overload because of everything else that is happening in their life either currently or over a period of time . |
| 2 | This may be in a particular meeting or over a period of time . |
| 3 | The everyday lives of ordinary people are not the basis for good television unless the characters and events are portrayed in a consistently entertaining fashion , and over a period of time ; hence the great success of television soap operas . |
| 4 | This does not add much to the cost of the order , and over a period of time the extra components build up into a useful stock of parts . |
| 5 | The masculine energy is made available , and over a period of time the woman can crystallize that energy into a bond that will hold fast . |
| 6 | The allegation was that she did not do enough to help her , and over a period of time this had made the carer extremely angry , and at the same time made their mother dissatisfied about the care she was receiving . |
| 7 | In both cases you have to find a deposit , and over a period of time pay off what is , in effect , a loan . |
| 8 | Also studied were the consistency of performance of individuals within and between topics , between mode of assessment and over a period of time . |
| 9 | This stage is followed by a search for means to implement the desired change and over a period of time a cycle of problems are handled by this method . |
| 10 | But over a period of time , two things disturb this equilibrium : evaporation and infiltration . |
| 11 | But over a period of time , erm , they are not directly equivalent , but very nearly so . |