Example sentences of "place over a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hon. Gentleman will be aware that the changes will take place over a four-year period . |
| 2 | Iron fittings could replace wooden components gradually , allowing major alterations to take place over a long period . |
| 3 | It had to take place over a long period , in the face of a prodigious number of uncontrolled variables which were likely to confuse the outcome . |
| 4 | The solidarity of the community is strengthened … by a shared history of living and working in one place over a long period of time … . |
| 5 | He was fastidious about his hair , which he grew long and lacquered in place over a balding pate . |
| 6 | Unlike the 1991 Rugby World Cup , which took place over a whole month , not to mention the three months build-up , thereby allowing the sponsors to develop their marketing strategy over a long period of time , the World Sevens tournament is a three-day event , with the commercial potential of a ‘ Market blink ’ , as he puts it . |