Example sentences of "a long spell of " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 1983 election , although a significant Conservative success , was not a realigning one , nor one necessarily presaging a long spell of Conservative rule . |
| 2 | The authorities in Tripoli shift ed senior officers around from one post to another at relatively frequent intervals ; the officers themselves said that was not because the government was particularly concerned to create an impartial force ( such as a Gendarmerie or Guardia Civil ) , but because their loyalty was suspect : if they worked in their home areas , or stayed for a long spell of duty in one district , they might acquire a following of dissidents . |
| 3 | The secretary of the planning committee that examined the project was an MI6 officer called George Blake who had recently returned to England after a long spell of captivity in Korea . |
| 4 | WHENEVER a long spell of unusual weather occurs , there are always people ready to blame it on carbon dioxide , a storm on the sun or the latest volcanic eruption . |
| 5 | A long spell of pressure by the Scottish team resulted in a goal for George Spittal and a whole series of on target shots but , unfortunately for them , Chris Parkes was in fine form in the St Albans goal . |
| 6 | Since then , a long spell of bad weather has helped to clean almost all the visible oil off the stones , although some of the building interiors remain contaminated . |
| 7 | But when he returned to the ministry in 1913 , after a long spell of service in Rome , a great deal had changed . |