Example sentences of "over a long [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , now it would 've been easier for you , the , the part that you missed out which would have brought all that in to play would have been how much do you want to pay , do you wan na pay a , a small amount over a long time or a big amount over a short time and then that would 've brought that into play . |
| 2 | imply a steady state system or over a long term and if over the long term the rate of addition of material to the sea is equalled by the rate of removal . |
| 3 | There 's really no chance of getting bitten if your ferrets have been properly handled over a long period and are never scared . |
| 4 | If it 's a professional job they will have been observed over a long period and their habits and financial status will be known . ’ |
| 5 | It is also necessary not to view policies in a static way ; they have been built up slowly over a long period and they are still changing . |
| 6 | They went on over a long period and affected many children who had been entrusted to the defendants for care and help . |
| 7 | The study contributes towards a comprehensive view of the working of the labour market over a long period and of the sources of shocks disturbing the economy . |
| 8 | It is a stone building , constructed over a long period and one of the richest Czech Gothic ecclesiastical structures . |
| 9 | This explains how the disease can be misdiagnosed over a long period and stresses the need for biopsy specimens whatever the type of gastric lesion . |
| 10 | Erm , this is something that I 've spoken with about over a long period and what really has concerned me is that we 've two red signals , both facing the traffic and children and blind people could be crossing thinking the traffic had held up , and when I or detecting we rely on our own engineers maybe going round that way , maybe the police or public reporting it . |
| 11 | Given a little thought as to siting the Pentstemons will provide a lot of interest over a long period and should prevent the need for annual replanting , which can be expensive and labour intensive . |
| 12 | This is seldom needed for analysis purposes but random access mode is often used where the records are held over a long period and have to be updated with the passage of time . |
| 13 | ‘ I suppose , ’ said Suvarov , paying no attention to her rudeness or the incipient hysteria in her voice , ‘ because it was so important … not just fighting it , but being part of it , doing one 's best and living more intensely over a longer time than one had before . ’ |
| 14 | Light : Requires plenty of bright light over a longer period than is required by most other plants . |
| 15 | Light : Requires bright light over a longer period than is required for most aquarium plants . |
| 16 | Light : Needs very good light over a longer period than is used for other water plants Water temperature : 68°–78°F . |
| 17 | Changing the law to place NationalPower and Power-Gen under a legal obligation to agree fixed contracts for specified tonnages over a longer period than the current year was hinted at by Michael Heseltine , the President of the Board of Trade , in evidence to the energy select committee last year . |
| 18 | Spruce needles certainly take longer to decay than some other leaves , releasing humic acid over a longer period but at a slower rate , but being a long standing constituent of the northern latitudes coniferous belt , spruce ( Picea ) is quite compatible with lakes well stocked with fish . |
| 19 | The run-down was to be stretched over a longer period and the agreed strength raised from Sandys ’ proposed 45,000 to 55,000 . |