Example sentences of "over long [noun] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An optical fibre uses total internal reflection to carry a light beam over long distance and around corners . |
| 2 | Standardization comes about for functional reasons , and its effect is to make a language serviceable for communicating decontextualized information-bearing messages over long distances and periods of time . |
| 3 | The increased demand for food to feed the growing populations of the great cities was met by speedy rail communication with the countryside , which allowed the transportation of perishable goods over long distances and promoted commercialization , specialization , and modernization in the agriculture of many countries . |
| 4 | The vast majority of these fish I have kept over long periods and know to be reliable , easy to keep and in the case of some , very long lived . |
| 5 | Naggaroth 's dark master had perfected his evil arts over long millennia and for the first time Teclis met a foe that was his match . |
| 6 | Judy Delaforce says : ‘ It is very cost-effective over longer periods and our experience suggests PEPs are bought for the medium to long term . ’ |