Example sentences of "long [adj] period " in BNC.
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| 1 | There has been a lot of work — both recently and in different traditions over a very long historical period — on how sentences are put together . |
| 2 | The scheme takes advantage of the extremely long prepatent period which allows a single breeding cycle by the gilts to be completed before egg-laying begins and so progressively eliminates infection . |
| 3 | Very vigorous and floriferous , with a very long flowering period . |
| 4 | The sole qualification for obtaining a vehicle is that you receive mobility supplement for a long enough period to cover the length of the agreement . |
| 5 | The ‘ benefit ’ was in fact a deferred payment , which both tied a player to a single club and was of no value to those who through loss of form or injury were not able to serve the county for a long enough period . |
| 6 | It is a prospect the Rowes dread and one which adds weight to Jan 's claim that unless something is done to eliminate the badgers carrying TB , there will never be a long enough period between outbreaks in the herd to do any sensible farming . |
| 7 | It was Fred Wilton who devised the theory that if carp were offered HNV baits over a long enough period , i.e. through extensive pre-baiting , they would eventually recognise that they were good for them , and seek out these baits in preference to low protein types such as bread , worms , potatoes or , indeed , even natural food . |
| 8 | If the resist is not exposed for a long enough period , it will not develop fully and so some traces will remain on the board . |
| 9 | It should be noted , though , that as yet there has not been a long enough period for what is banal and insubstantial to be dropped in favour of what is an enduring renewal of the tradition . |
| 10 | Is not that a long enough period for miners to be working down the pit ? |
| 11 | If people had to rely on borrowing directly from other people , there would be a problem here : the lenders would not be prepared to lend for a long enough period . |
| 12 | The latest and earliest dates for frost are about 1st April and 1st December respectively in the Uists , giving a particularly long frost-free period , matched in Britain only in the southern Inner Hebrides and in the Scilly and Channel Isles ( Green 1964 ) . |