Example sentences of "over a [noun] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The er the county council came forward with these policies as a result of comments that er districts made a number of years ago and perhaps er over a passage of time erm makes at least validity your point but I I remain of the the view that there is in the there is nothing in the county structure plan that sets out the basic objective of protecting the countryside and still feel that 's a valid objective within the structure plan erm within the structure plan er context . |
| 2 | The driver turns the engine over a couple of times ; says , ‘ What it needs is a little push . ' ’ |
| 3 | You may trip over a couple of times on the way but you will be quite capable of picking yourself up and getting on with life until you have achieved your goal . |
| 4 | Kirov 's anger dissipated somewhat as he played the recording over a couple of times . |
| 5 | Fold one end of the strap over a couple of times and punch a hole through the three layers , then feed the other end through the hole to form a ‘ button ’ . |
| 6 | There is even a physical basis to the collectivity of women : it has been shown that women living together over a length of time frequently fall into a synchronicity of menstrual cycles . |
| 7 | Over a period of time they will all be ill . |
| 8 | They are the inevitable result of her stand in advocating bourgeois liberalisation over a period of time . ’ |
| 9 | Differing slightly from Ibrams are the many cases where ‘ cumulative provocation ’ has been directed towards D over a period of time , and then some minor act sparks off the loss of self-control and killing . |
| 10 | But setting aside those factors , the overall running costs of injection do begin to come close to those of conventional spreading , over a period of time . |
| 11 | All the small modifications should add up over a period of time to make major achievements . |
| 12 | Good examples of activities to maintain motivation are collecting inspiring dieting case histories from slimming magazines ; going out to buy a dress one size smaller than your present size ; looking at charts and graphs that show good overall weight loss over a period of time . |
| 13 | You have learned to look hard and analyse a complex situation , devise a detailed strategy for solving it , and then carefully carry it out over a period of time , revising your plan where necessary to cope with unforeseen difficulties . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | For this reason production cooperatives must be encouraged to grow from small beginnings over a period of time with sensitive support . |
| 16 | maintaining contact with families over a period of time |
| 17 | He believes that practice in , for instance , mirror exercises , would over a period of time develop these personal traits , so often neglected by a traditional curriculum . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | But over a period of time , two things disturb this equilibrium : evaporation and infiltration . |
| 20 | It was a ‘ fly-on-the-wall ’ programme covering the fortunes and misfortunes of a London family , over a period of time — warts and all . |
| 21 | Furthermore measurement has usually to be made over a period of time . |
| 22 | In July 1964 the corporation , the NIHT and the rural district council came to an agreement to share responsibility for housing Springtown families over a period of time , but this did not end the problem . |
| 23 | The systematic application of energy to a surface or substance over a period of time with the intention of removing dirt . |
| 24 | You may be amazed that such an obvious shortcoming to a staff plan should have continued to escape my notice , but then you will agree that such is often the way with matters one has given abiding thought to over a period of time ; one is not struck by the truth until prompted quite accidentally by some external event . |
| 25 | This name was changed over a period of time to the name we know today , Rottweil . |
| 26 | Over a period of time , the dog was moulded to his master 's needs , calling on all the virtues of his ancestors : herding ability , speed , guarding ability , strength and power , but most of all intelligence . |
| 27 | Ironically , very often it is conservation policies , successfully applied over a period of time , that have made the centre a more attractive investment to owners and increased the value of properties . |
| 28 | Forget the idea of spreading material over a period of time or developing a number of different characters . ’ |
| 29 | In the case of bulk packages from which the product is likely to be removed in successive quantities over a period of time , separate tests should be carried out to assess the effect of storage in partly filled containers . |
| 30 | Sometimes the wind swings steadily round over a period of time , and at other times it blows steadily in a curve . |