Example sentences of "over a long [noun sg] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I told you , that was over a long time ago . ’ |
| 2 | Over a long time now |
| 3 | In this way , the mother provides her baby with more food over the period of its development than she would be able to pack into a single egg , and what is more , she can do this over a long period instead of being compelled to produce it all at one moment . |
| 4 | Over a long period then , the cost of elections was still more than the cost of the permanent organization , and this cost was so great as to rule out all but a tiny minority . |
| 5 | Poor timekeeping over a long period usually amounts to misconduct . |