Example sentences of "[pers pn] over a period [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | As the saying goes ‘ we clicked ’ and thus began a friendship and correspondence between Ella Shields and me over a period of years until her death in 1952 . |
2 | I knew him over a period of about two years before he died . |
3 | If we , if we decide what it is we want to look at and there is a consensus on that and then you look at it over a period of time and see , and see what 's revealed by it . |
4 | By putting a premium on the use of it , then presumably , there are going to be fewer people who are going to use it over a period of time . |
5 | Mm no he 's had it over a period of time , we think it may be hereditary cos his father had some back trouble too when he was alive |